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Vivek Ramaswamy's Proposal to Increase Defense Spending
Read moreVivek Ramaswamy, businessman and current GOP presidential candidate, has proposed increasing spending on national defense to at least 4 percent of...
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Comparing 2024 Appropriations Levels
Read moreWith the passage of the second continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, Congress should turn to passing full-year appropriations bills...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The first continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires on November 17, 2023, and Congress has so far...
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NDAA Includes $150 Billion Deficit-Increasing Program
Read moreThe Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (NDAA) would increase the deficit by $153 billion over a decade...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The new fiscal year (FY) begins on October 1, 2023, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations...
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Rep. Grothman Introduces Bill to Enforce FY 2026-2029 Spending Caps
Read moreRepresentative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) recently introduced the Enforce the Caps Act in the House, along with nearly a dozen co-sponsors. The legislation...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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FY 2023 Omnibus Means Over $700 Billion Boost to Baseline Spending
Read moreThe recently-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package will substantially boost appropriations levels this fiscal year and into the...
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Congress Approved $113 Billion of Aid to Ukraine in 2022
Read moreSince Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine less than one year ago, Congress has approved more than $113 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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Representatives Lee and Pocan Introduce Defense Spending Cuts Legislation
Read moreEarlier this week, Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the...
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Adding Up Aid to Ukraine from the U.S. and the Rest of the World
Read morePolicymakers are currently considering an additional aid package to Ukraine, with $41 billion of support split roughly evenly between military aid and...