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Congress Should Reinstate and Strengthen PAYGO Rules
For Immediate Release Recently, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer called for reinstating pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules in...
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Does the Rescissions Bill Cut $15 Billion in Spending?
The President recently updated and revised his request to rescind some spending, removing some cuts from the proposal and clarifying others. The...
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Mitch Daniels: That Entitlements Can is Getting Heavier, and We’re Running Out of Road
Mitch Daniels is the president of Purdue University, a former governor of Indiana, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and a co...
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A Quick Take on the 2018 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of the respective programs. Below is a quick take, and we...
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Analysis of the 2018 Social Security Trustees’ Report
The Trustees for Social Security released their annual report today. As they have for many years, their projections show that the Social Security...
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VA Cap Adjustment Could Cost Over $55 Billion
The VA MISSION Act that passed both Houses of Congress last month may get a whole lot more expensive. As part of the Veterans Affairs (VA)...
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Congress Should Pay for New Veterans Spending – Not Pass the Bill to Our Kids
For Immediate Release Congress is currently considering a proposal to allow new spending under the Veterans Community Care Program to effectively be...
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CBO Economic Forecasts Are Similar to the Consensus, Unlike OMB
The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget found that the President's policies would still...
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Appropriations 101
This paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government...
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Can America Sustain the Recent Economic Boost?
Key Takeaways: The good news is that the economy is doing well; however, this is unlikely to turn into sustained growth at the same rate. Short-term...
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CBO Releases Estimate of the President's Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's 2019 budget today. The estimates show debt would continue to rise under...
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CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2019 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the...