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Marking Up the FY 2018 Senate Budget
Read moreThe Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to mark up its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution, which would create a legislative vehicle for tax...
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A Tale of Two Budgets
Read moreFor Immediate Release This week, the House is voting on a Fiscal Year 2018 budget while at the same time the Senate is debating its own version – and...
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Seven Resolutions for the Fiscal New Year
Read moreOctober 1 marked the start of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018. While FY 2017 saw very little major legislation passed, a new year brings new opportunities...
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How the House and Senate Budgets Stack Up
Read moreWith the release of the Senate budget resolution, we now have the two Congressional budgets that will set up the budget process for the rest of the...
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Senate Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreSenate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Senate budget resolution today. The budget proposes $3.3 trillion...
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The Senate Budget Is Not Responsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today the Senate released a budget resolution that will pave the way for tax reform. The following is a statement from Maya...
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Maya MacGuineas: Missed Opportunity to Use Health Care, Tax Policies to Stop Debt Growth
Read moreHeadlines were made recently when the gross national debt topped $20 trillion for the first time. You would think this ominous milestone might give...
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Comparing the Reconciliation Instructions in the Congressional Budgets
Read moreWith news that the Senate Budget Committee has agreed to reconciliation instructions for a $1.5 trillion tax cut, policymakers seem poised to...
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Senate Budget Should Pursue Fiscally Responsible Tax Reform, Not Unpaid-for Tax Cuts
Read moreFor Immediate Release Reports suggest that the Senate Budget Committee is considering a budget resolution that allows for $1.5 trillion dollars in...
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Maya MacGuineas: $20 Trillion in National Debt Is a Big Deal
Read moreMaya 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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Why Did Debt Jump $318 Billion in One Day?
Read moreOn September 8, 2017, gross U.S. debt increased almost $318 billion after President Trump signed legislation temporarily suspending the debt limit as...
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ARCHIVE: Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
Read moreOn September 8, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $20 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as an important reminder of the nation...