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WATCH: What's Next for Social Security?
Read moreThe Social Security Trustees released their latest projections and findings this week on the financial state of the program. On Friday, June 8, the...
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Analysis of the 2018 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Medicare Trustees have released their 2018 report on the financial status of Medicare. The report shows that Medicare spending will increase...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: How Do Kids Fare?
Read moreWhen it comes to fiscal policy, it is increasingly clear that children are not a high priority. Recent tax cuts and spending increases have burdened...
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Congress Should Reinstate and Strengthen PAYGO Rules
Read moreFor 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?
Read moreThe 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
Read moreMitch 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreFor 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government...