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Both House and Senate Tax Bills Carry Substantial Costs
Read moreAccording to the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), the Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) will add $1.5 trillion to the debt before...
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House Tax Plan May Add Over $2 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreNote: This blog has been updated from its original posting to account for the new JCT score and a new estimate for the cost of extending the family...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the House Tax Bill
Read moreHouse Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has released the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the first version of tax reform to be put into...
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Senate Budget Is More Irresponsible Than the House
Read moreThe 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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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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Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
Read moreThe bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
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The FY 2018 House Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution that proposes a path to a balanced budget after ten years...
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$200 Billion in Mandatory Savings Should Not Be Too Difficult
Read moreOne of the debates preceding the House Budget resolution was whether the resolution should call for $200 billion of mandatory savings. This week's...
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Options for Meeting the House Budget's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions requiring 11 House committees to report legislation that...
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House Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) today released the Chairman’s mark of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution. The budget...
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The Byrd Rule and Its Effect on Health Reform: A Short Guide
Read moreThe Byrd Rule is a set of limitations on the reconciliation process, which can allow the Senate to pass legislation with a simple majority rather than...
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What CBO Says About the House Obamacare Replacement
Read moreUpdate (3/21/2017): These numbers are relevant for the original version of the American Health Care Act. An amended version was released on March 20...