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Build Back Better Cost Would Double with Extensions
Read moreNote (11/30/2021): We have since published an updated analysis of the House-passed bill based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. Read...
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What's in the House's Build Back Better Act?
Read moreWe have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill here. The House is poised to vote this month...
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House Build Back Better Bills Are Built on Shaky Foundation
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House is slated to vote today on two parts of the President’s Build Back Better agenda – the bipartisan infrastructure bill...
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An Update on Build Back Better Offsets
Read moreWe have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill here. Last week, the White House estimated...
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State and Local Governments Flush with Cash
Read moreThe Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) recently released data on state and local government spending and receipts in the third quarter of 2021...
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Build Back Better Visualized
Read moreLast week, the White House released a $1.75 trillion framework for the reconciliation bill currently working its way through Congress. When combined...
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No Score, No Vote
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House apparently intends to vote on the latest version of the Build Back Better Act as soon as this week, despite that fact...
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New Build Back Better Framework Relies Too Heavily on Gimmicks
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the White House released an updated framework for its Build Back Better plan. The framework proposes $1.85 trillion of...
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What's in the Latest Build Back Better Framework?
Read moreWe have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill here. The White House has announced an...
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Could Reconciliation Deliver a Tax Cut to the Rich?
Read moreNote: This analysis was updated for new data and details on October 29, 2021. See the updated analysis here. While much of the discussion surrounding...
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Maya MacGuineas: Reconciliation can work if Congress sets priorities and cuts the games
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Don’t Take Reconciliation Offsets Off the Table
Read moreFor Immediate Release As lawmakers continue to negotiate their Build Back Better reconciliation plan, reports indicate growing objections to a number...