The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring portions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...
Updated 5/22/25: The House passed the reconciliation package, officially titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on May 22 by a vote of 215 to 214. The bill will now head to the Senate. On May 18...
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report, an excerpt of which is below. America’s financial...