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Comparing the Cost of Build Back Better to Other Recent Legislation
Read moreLawmakers are preparing to consider both portions of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda – the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill and...
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It’s Time to Wind Down the Student Loan Moratorium
Read moreThe Biden administration recently extended the federal student loan moratorium through January 2022. Under the moratorium, most federal student loan...
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Former Budget Committee Director Warns Against Budgetary Gimmicks
Read moreFormer Democratic House Budget Committee staff director Tom Kahn recently penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal in which he commended Congress...
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More Pay-Fors Needed for Bipartisan Infrastructure Act
Read moreThe Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, bipartisan legislation to increase federal infrastructure investments. The legislation...
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CBO Report Shows Infrastructure is More Pro-Growth When It's Paid For
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report today detailing the macroeconomic effects of two illustrative, $500 billion infrastructure...
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Infrastructure Plan Will Add $400 Billion to the Deficit, CBO Finds
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just published its score of the recently unveiled bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Though its...
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Breaking Down $800 Billion in Economic Impact Payments
Read moreThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently published summary statistics for the three rounds of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) paid through early...
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Comparing the Permanent Costs of Build Back Better and the TCJA
Read moreThe bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the forthcoming budget reconciliation bill – together making up the core of the "Build Back...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2021
Read moreUpdated 7/30/2021: The House passed an emergency supplemental appropriations measure of $1.9 billion, intended to to address security concerns at the...
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What's in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?
Read moreUPDATE 8/5: We have published a new summary of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act based on a recently published score from the...
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Bipartisan Infrastructure Act a Good Start, But Needs More Pay-Fors
Read moreToday, negotiators announced a final legislative package on their $550 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal and presented details of that agreement...
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Five Reasons to Pay for New Investments
Read moreCongress and the Administration are currently negotiating and developing legislation to invest in physical infrastructure, education, and other areas...