Budget Process
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When Will Treasury Run Out of Cash to Pay its Bills?
Congress already has its hands full with finding a fiscally-responsible solution for the expiration of the government funding bill at the end of the...
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Two Views on the Debt Ceiling
It's September and that means we've entered the final month of the FY 2013 continuing resolution. While the threat of a possible government shutdown...
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Hubbard and Kane Highlight Budget Process Reform
This weekend in The New York Times, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Glenn Hubbard and the Hudson Institute's Tim Kane challenged...
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New Life for Generational Accounting
Senators John Thune (R-SD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Chris Coons (D-DE) have introduced the Intergenerational Financial Obligations...
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The Analysis of the Analysis: CRFB's Take on CBO's Immigration Estimates
CBO's recent budgetary and economic analyses of the Senate immigration bill have been making waves in the political sphere as lawmakers rush to...
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CRFB Looks Toward the Upcoming Fiscal Discussions
On May 19, the debt ceiling was reinstated as the Treasury Department began to use extraordinary measures to prevent running up against the debt limit...
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Budget Reforms Come to the Forefront in the House Budget Committee
Last week, the House Budget Committee released a package of budget process reforms consisting of seven different pieces of legislation. Four of these...
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A Budgetary Look at Immigration Reform
As lawmakers gear up to debate immigration reform in the weeks and months ahead, it will likely coincide with the ongoing budget debate in Washington...
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A "Dynamic" Amendment to the Senate Budget
Among the many amendments that were voted on to the Senate budget resolution, one caught the eye of POLITICO: Sen. Rob Portman's (R-OH) amendment to...
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Notable Amendments to the Senate-Passed Budget
As the Senate worked on its FY 2014 budget resolution, which passed by a 50-49 vote late last week, hundreds of amendments were filed in a process...
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Senator Murray Brings Citizens Into Budget Process
Today, Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) unveiled a new feature on her Committee's website called MyBudget, which allows constituents...
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House Passes Short-Term Debt Limit Extension
Update: The Bipartisian Policy Center has created an interactive debt ceiling timeline, which can be found here. Today the House passed a temporary...