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Proposed Senate Point of Order Would Limit Health Care Proposals in Budget Reconciliation
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, 12 senators introduced a proposal that would establish a new Senate point of order to restrict the types of changes that...
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Rescissions, How Do They Work?
Read moreRecent press reports have indicated that the Trump Administration is looking to use a process known as rescission to cut spending from the recent...
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The Tax Bill Conference Committee Can Make The Final Bill Responsible
Read moreBoth the House and Senate versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as currently written would cost nearly $1.5 trillion on a conventional basis...
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Five Ways to Improve the Senate Tax Bill
Read moreThe current Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would add too much to the debt, but several improvements could make the bill both more...
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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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Senate Tax Plan Has Too Little Reform and Too Much Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release Senate GOP leaders yesterday unveiled their version of tax reform, which resembles the House’s bill but also differs in several...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Senate Tax Bill
Read moreSenate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has released his Chairman's Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a Senate version of the House's...
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Doesn't Comply with the Byrd Rule
Read moreWhile the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) under consideration in the House would satisfy reconciliation instructions requiring it add no more than $1.5...
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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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How PAYGO Rules Could Affect Tax Reform
Read moreMost of the discussion about rules that could prevent tax reform from increasing the deficit has focused on the Byrd Rule. Congress could get around...
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The FY 2018 Senate Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreNote: An amendment was adopted during floor consideration that affects budget gimmicks in the House of Representatives. You can read more on that...
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The Senate Budget Plan Could Dramatically Worsen our Fiscal Situation
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Senate this week is scheduled to debate and vote on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which would allow $1.5 trillion in tax cuts...