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Actually, CBPP Says Don't Tune Out the Debt ... And They Are Right
Today, Wonkblog published a “ Know More” feature arguing that “You Should Tune Out Politicians Who Are Still Talking about Government Debt.” As...
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House Defense Budget Rejects Pentagon Suggestions
The Pentagon's budget faces serious constraints this year as a result of budget caps agreed to last year and rising personnel, healthcare, and...
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How Much Difference Does Health Care Cost Growth Make to the Budget?
The recent slowdown in federal health care spending has certainly been good news for the budget, knocking hundreds of billions of dollars off...
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President's Advisors Recommend Veto of Unoffset Tax Bill
The White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) yesterday in opposition to the extension and expansion of the Research &...
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The $900 Billion Slowdown in Federal Health Care Spending
With April's updated projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), spending on major federal health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid, and...
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CBPP: Long-Term Budget Outlook Remains a Challenge
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) released a new set of long-term debt projections today. They find that while the debt will remain...
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Chartbook: The Tax Extenders
An annotated version of this chartbook is available at Want to Understand the Tax Extenders? Here's a Few Charts. Much more detail about the history...
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Want to Understand the Tax Extenders? Here's a Few Charts.
Congress is continuing to discuss this week the tax extenders, a set of tax breaks that expired at the end of last year which could have major fiscal...
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Major Budget Plans Deal With Extenders Responsibly
As Congress considers how to address the “ tax extenders” that expired last year, it’s important to remember that many major proposals would allow...
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Administration Takes Up Transit Spending with the GROW AMERICA Act
The Administration recently submitted a $302 billion, four-year transit proposal to Congress to address the chronic challenges facing surface...
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House Kicks Off FY 2015 Appropriations Process
The first of the FY 2015 appropriations bills hit the House floor today, kicking off a five month timeline for lawmakers to avoid a government...
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Senate to Consider Bipartisan Housing Finance Reform Bill
The push among lawmakers to reform housing finance has picked up lately, as proposals have been emerging in recent weeks. The most prominent one in...