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Five Reasons to Pay for Tax Reform
Read moreAn executive summary of this paper is available here. An updated version of this paper is available at Tax Reform Should Not Add to the Debt – Here's...
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Renacci, Kilmer, and Bipartisan Working Group Propose Bill Highlighting the “Fiscal State of the Nation”
Read moreHoping to inspire a fiscal “wake-up call” in the new session of Congress, Representatives Jim Renacci (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and 40 other...
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President Trump's Historic Debt Dilemma
Read moreAs President Donald Trump begins his term, he faces perhaps the most daunting fiscal situation of any incoming president. President Trump enters...
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Three Trust Funds Face Insolvency in the Next Eight Years
Read moreWe have made clear that President Trump faces a challenging fiscal situation now that he has entered office. As we laid out, part of that situation...
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Principles for the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution
Read moreThe Congressional budget resolution is a guiding document that should establish the nation’s budget priorities, the approach to financing them, and a...
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Congressman Renacci Introduces “Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution”
Read moreLast month, Representative Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced the “ Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution” in order to “restore integrity to budget...
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What's Needed to Balance the Budget and Meet Other Fiscal Goals
Read moreWith debt projected to rise from 77 percent of GDP today to 89 percent by the end of the decade, our latest estimates find that fixing the debt is...
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Experts Discuss What is Needed to Repeal and Replace the ACA
Read moreAs Congress and the Trump administration continue to figure out how to go about repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")...
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How Alternative Policies Could Push Debt Higher
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Budget and Economic Outlook shows debt rising from its current level of 77 percent of Gross Domestic Product...
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Chartbook: Affordable Care Act "Repeal & Replace" Effects & Implications
Read moreBelow is a chartbook on the effects and implications of "repeal and replace" of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Below are the charts with links to...
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The 30-Year Outlook Also Looks Gloomy
Read moreIn addition to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) ten-year budget outlook, the agency also releases 30-year projections for spending, revenue...
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Judd Gregg: The Way Ahead on Tax, Debt and Healthcare
Read moreThis is a “have your cake and eat it too” moment.