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Budgeting for the Next Generation: Options to Improve Budgeting for Children
Read moreChildren have less ability to meet their needs in the short term and more potential in the long term than other age groups, but federal policy does...
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Appropriations Process Still Broken
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congress has passed a minibus appropriations bill containing two of the 12 appropriations bills and a continuing resolution...
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Taking a Look at CBO's New Transparency Efforts
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has worked hard to improve transparency and accessibility of its data and analysis. Over the past two years, CBO...
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Congress Should Reform NFIP
Read moreAuthorization for the nation’s primary flood insurance, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), expires November 30. Unless Congress acts to...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: Does the Budget Process Prioritize Children?
Read moreCompared to other age groups, children have higher levels of poverty, less ability to provide for themselves, and greater potential to support future...
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A Plan to Save the Highway Trust Fund
Read moreHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently introduced a discussion draft of legislation to improve the...
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Newest Kids' Share Report Projects Further Decline in Spending on Children
Read moreFederal spending on children will continue its expected decline, falling to roughly 7 percent of outlays and less than 2 percent of the economy by...
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By 2048, Only 6% of the Budget Will Go to Children
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) recent long-term budget outlook not only forecasts rapidly rising levels of debt but also suggests a declining...
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Farm Bill Is a Missed Opportunity
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the Senate passed the Agriculture Improvement Act (Farm Bill), which would extend a variety of farm subsidy and nutrition...
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Did the U.S. Really Spend $7 Trillion on Middle Eastern Wars?
Read moreIn a roundtable in Minnesota yesterday, President Donald Trump claimed "we have $7 trillion in the Middle East", a rephrasing of his previous claims...
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Options for the Pension Committee to Consider
Read moreAs we recently explained, proposals from the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans could include considerable costs. The Joint...
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Rescission Bill Should Be No-Brainer
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to rescind $14.7 billion in federal funds last week that the Congressional...