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The Senate Budget Plan Could Dramatically Worsen our Fiscal Situation
For 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...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget Updated for Disaster Relief
For Immediate Release As Congress continues to consider hurricane relief funding, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget re-released its " A...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget: An Update
Note: This paper is an update from our August 2017 piece “ A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget .” It adds a new section on how to pay for disaster...
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Options to Help Pay for the Big Six Tax Reform Framework
The unified framework for tax reform released by the White House and GOP Congressional leaders includes several provisions that could result in about...
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Bill Hoagland: A Disappearing Budget Process Unhelpful for Fiscal Responsibility
G. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Have Stock Market Gains Reduced the National Debt?
On Fox News last night, President Trump claimed the growth in the stock market has reduced the national debt. It has not. The two measures are not...
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The State and Local Tax Deduction Should Be on the Table
As tax reform gets underway, there will be disagreement about which tax breaks should be eliminated or reformed and which should remain. There is a...
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Does the State & Local Tax Deduction Mostly Help High-Income Households?
At a press briefing yesterday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders defended the fact that the Big 6 tax plan removes the state and...
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Marking Up the FY 2018 Senate Budget
The Senate Budget Committee is scheduled to mark up its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution, which would create a legislative vehicle for tax...
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A Tale of Two Budgets
For Immediate Release This week, the House is voting on a Fiscal Year 2018 budget while at the same time the Senate is debating its own version – and...
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Paying for Tax Reform Event on Capitol Hill
Today the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an event on Capitol Hill focused on the prospects for tax reform. The event featured...
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Tax Cuts Don't Pay For Themselves
While policymakers are gearing up to address tax reform this fall, some have advocated for abandoning true reform and instead focusing solely on tax...