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CBO: Drug Importation Saves $1 Billion Per Year
Read moreA recently overlooked part of the health reform debate has been how to control rising costs. One way to do so would be to lower the price of...
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Maya MacGuineas: 31 Years Later, Tax System Stuck in the 'Danger Zone'
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Trustees' Report Confirms Medicare Cannot Be Ignored Much Longer
Read moreThough health care has been a hot topic in Washington this year, Medicare has been conspicuously absent from the debate despite being the largest...
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Using Gimmicks to Pass a Spending Bill that Busts Budget Limits Is Reckless and Fiscally Irresponsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is considering a so-called “minibus” spending bill combining the defense, military construction...
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A Dangerous Effort to Undermine the Work of the Congressional Budget Office
Read moreFor Immediate Release When the House of Representatives considers the so-called appropriations “minibus” for fiscal year 2018, which includes funding...
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Comparing "Repeal and Replace" Bills
Read moreNote (7/27/17): This blog has been updated to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's score of a hypothetical "skinny repeal" bill with additional...
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Mike Murphy: House Budget Rightfully Recognizes Threat of Oversized Debt
Read moreMike Murphy, the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that is...
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$200 Billion in Mandatory Savings Should Not Be Too Difficult
Read moreOne of the debates preceding the House Budget resolution was whether the resolution should call for $200 billion of mandatory savings. This week's...
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CBO's Score of the Latest Senate Health Bill
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). This version includes...
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Options for Meeting the House Budget's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions requiring 11 House committees to report legislation that...
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Resources on the Evolving Health Care Debate
Read moreWith the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) losing support in the Senate on Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced...
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House Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) today released the Chairman’s mark of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution. The budget...