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Student Debt Cancellation is Not Financially Justified
The White House has justified the unilateral implementation of its $400 billion student debt cancellation plan based on authority the Secretary of...
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Is Biden's Student Debt Cancellation Plan Still Regressive?
The Biden Administration’s new $420 billion student debt cancellation and repayment pause plan will deliver the majority of the benefits to those in...
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U.S. Gross Debt Tops $31 Trillion
The gross national debt of the United States eclipsed $31 trillion yesterday, just nine months after the federal government’s gross debt exceeded $30...
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Congress Avoids a Shutdown, But End-of-Year Package Could Be Costly
Lawmakers passed a continuing resolution (CR) today to sustain current funding levels and avoid a government shutdown in the final hours of the fiscal...
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Legislation to Bring Transparency to MA Introduced
Representative Katie Porter (D-CA) introduced legislation this week that would require Medicare Advantage (MA) plans to provide data on supplemental...
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Committee Co-Chair Timothy Penny on KROC Minnesota Radio
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chair Timothy Penny, former representative for Minnesota’s first Congressional district and president...
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President Should Offer Plan to Secure Social Security & Medicare
President Biden delivered remarks today at the White House on Social Security and Medicare. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...
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Upcoming CR Shows Broken Budget and Debt Addiction
Lawmakers are considering a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government from shutting down when funding lapses on Friday, September 30th at the...
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Debt Cancellation is Too Costly, CBO Confirms
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that the Administration’s proposal to cancel up to $10,000 or $20,000 of debt per student loan...
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Student Loan IDR Changes Are Highly Problematic, Report Shows
While much attention has been paid to President Biden's costly and inflationary plan to cancel $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt, his proposed...
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Lawmakers Should Replace WEP/GPO, Not Repeal It
The House Ways and Means Committee reported H.R. 82, a bill that repeals the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government...
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New MA Bill Would Increase Medicare Costs
Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act ( HR 3173). The legislation would place requirements...