Budgets & Projections
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Republican Study Committee Publishes Alternative Budget
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released an alternative budget proposal that outlines their vision for the country’s fiscal future. Their...
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Comparing the Major Budgets and Updated Simpson-Bowles
We've already provided topline comparisons of the budget metrics in the FY 2016 Congressional budgets and the President's budget, showing that most of...
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Rep. Mulvaney: "The Republican Budget Is a Deficit Bust"
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) wrote a commentary published in The Wall Street Journal on Monday in which he decried the recently-passed budgets in the...
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Sharpening the Axe: How the House and Senate Budgets Handle the Sequester
With the Murray-Ryan deal expiring at the end of September, the sequester will once again be a hot topic as lawmakers will be prompted to deal with...
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The CBO Directorship Changes Hands Today
Update: Director Hall has written an introductory blog post. Today marks not just April Fool's Day but also the end of Doug Elmendorf's six-plus year...
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Budget Rules! Process in the House and Senate Budgets
Now that the Senate and House have passed their respective budget resolutions, a budget conference committee is right around the corner. One aspect of...
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Debt and Deficits Under the FY 2016 Budgets
With budget consideration underway this week, the House has passed its own resolution and rejected several proposed alternatives, while the Senate...
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Progressive Caucus Releases Alternative Budget
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) threw their hat into the budget ring last week with the release of their “ People’s Budget”. This is the...
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Senate Amendment Would Take Further Step Back on War Spending
A big discussion has ensued in both the House and Senate about defense spending, and for the FY 2016 budget, that has meant how much to increase war...
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Warner Amendment Would Restore Program Integrity Funding
The Senate is undergoing vote-a-rama, an annual event where the Senate considers hundreds of amendments before voting on the budget resolution. Of the...
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Ways & Means Committee Adds $270 Billion to Deficits by Repealing Estate Tax
The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday approved the “Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015,” which would permanently repeal the estate tax that applies...
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