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Gimmicks to Look Out For in a Spending Deal
With Congress moving toward funding the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2018, pressure is mounting to increase discretionary spending...
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Maya MacGuineas: An Opportunity to Improve the Tax Bill While Replacing the PAYGO Sequester
Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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The Year-End Debt Dilemma
As the year comes to a close, lawmakers have a number of legislative deadlines and a variety of issues they need or want to address – many of which...
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December Should Not Become Blow Up the Debt Month
For Immediate Release As we enter December, lawmakers are looking to address a number of year-end priorities. Unfortunately, the legislative agenda...
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December Legislation Could Bring Back Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Congress has a lot on its plate this holiday season. Sadly, they seem far more focused on legislation to increase our post-war record-high national...
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Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles: A Moment of Truth for our Country’s Financial Future
Alan Simpson is a former Republican senator from Wyoming. Erskine Bowles served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 1998. They co...
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Congress Should Offset Cost of Any Sequester Agreement
For Immediate Release Press reports suggest Congress and the administration are nearing a sequester relief agreement to increase defense and non...
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FY 2018 Budget Resolution Resources
This blog has been updated to reflect new publications as of 10/27/17. Consideration of the congressional budget resolution has drawn to a close on...
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Newly-Passed Budget Chooses Gimmicks and Debt over Fiscal Restraint
For Immediate Release The House of Representatives passed the Senate-approved budget today. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...
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Senate Budget Is More Irresponsible Than the House
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to adopt the Senate’s budget resolution, rather than support their own budget resolution...
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How the FY 2018 Budget Could Avoid a Conference
The Senate Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution passed last night on a 51-49 vote. The budget included a "technical" amendment by Senate Budget...
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Senate Budget Plan Allows for $1.5 Trillion Added to the Debt
For Immediate Release Today the Senate passed its Fiscal Year 2018 budget containing reconciliation instructions for tax reform. The following is a...