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Fund the Government Before Shutdown – Without Gimmicks
The government is currently being funded by a continuing resolution that expires on April 28, 2017. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...
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Rudolph Penner: Washington’s New Definition Of Budget Success
Dr. Rudolph Penner was the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1983 to 1987, and he is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a...
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TRUSTGO: To Fix the Debt, Start By Making Trust Funds Solvent
Last week, we showed that today's post-war era record-high debt is slated to double as a share of the economy over the next three decades, while four...
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CBO Releases 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released their latest Long-Term Budget Outlook, extending the agency's budget projections for the next 30...
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CBO’s 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
The United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path, according to the Long-Term Budget Outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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Does AHCA Make Tax Reform Easier?
Much of the news coverage on the interplay between health care and tax reform claims the failure to pass the American Health Care Act (AHCA) makes tax...
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JCT Estimates Record $1.6 Trillion in Tax Breaks in 2017
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released a new estimate earlier this year for the cost of tax expenditures over the years 2016-2020. In total...
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Dan Crippen: Why the CBO’s health bill numbers matter — even if they’re imperfect
Dan Crippen served as the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1999 to 2003 and is currently a member of the board of the Committee for a...
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How Much Will the Essential Health Benefit Changes to AHCA Cost?
Yesterday, we showed the manager's amendment to the American Health Care Act (Obamacare replacement) would reduce its total deficit reduction from...
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Trump Budget Spending Increases Aren’t All Paid For
Although President’s Trump “ skinny budget” pays for most of its defense spending increases with cuts elsewhere, one-fifth of the spending increases...
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House Should Postpone Health Vote Until CBO Score
House leadership is reportedly considering making significant changes to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), including repeal of the essential health...
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What CBO Says About the Updated AHCA
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released their updated score of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) with the inclusion of manager's...