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Debt Limit Coming Nov. 5 - Time for Reform?
Yesterday evening, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew indicated that the extraordinary measures Treasury is using to avoid breaching the debt limit will run...
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Cotton and Manchin Advocate for Bipartisan Action on SSDI
Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) wrote an op-ed that appeared on Fox News Tuesday advocating for measures to help those who do or...
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Happy Fiscal New Year! 15 Numbers from FY 2015
Today marks the end of Fiscal Year 2015. As we look forward to the important work lawmakers face this coming year, let us also take a brief look back...
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Donald Trump Releases Huge Tax Plan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced his tax reform plan yesterday to lower tax rates and simplify the tax code with the goal of...
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Senate Funding Bill Would Rely on OCO Gimmick
The Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week posted a draft bill that would extend government funding until December 11 and avert a...
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What Will Happen If the Government Shuts Down?
Here we go again. With government funding set to expire in one week and no clear plan appearing yet, it is possible that the government will shut down...
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Sanders and Clinton Release Plans to Tackle Prescription Drug Costs
Over the past few weeks, the two leading Democratic candidates for President, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I...
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Highway Trust Fund Runs Out Next Summer
According to a new Department of Transportation (DOT) estimate, the Highway Trust Fund will likely last until late next summer instead of at the end...
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Did the 1986 Tax Act Lead to Long Sustained Growth?
In the debate, Governor Scott Walker (R-WI) claimed that “the Ronald Reagan tax cuts of 1986…brought about one of the longest sustained periods of...
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Did We Cut Taxes When We Last Balanced the Budget?
Governor John Kasich (R-OH), who our previous Fiscal FactChecker pointed out was a key player in the 1997 balanced budget agreement, claimed last...
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Fiscal FactCheck: The Second Republican Debate
This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...
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Is Social Security’s Insolvency Date 7 or 8 Years Away?
During a discussion on Social Security, Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) said, “Harvard and Dartmouth says that Social Security’s going to go insolvent in...