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Build Back Better Visualized
Last week, the White House released a $1.75 trillion framework for the reconciliation bill currently working its way through Congress. When combined...
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No Score, No Vote
For Immediate Release The House apparently intends to vote on the latest version of the Build Back Better Act as soon as this week, despite that fact...
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Bank Reporting Can Help Reduce the Tax Gap
The White House has proposed a new framework for the Build Back Better reconciliation package that includes $80 billion of IRS enforcement funding...
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Event Recap: Tax Gap Myths and Facts: A Conversation with Natasha Sarin
On October 26, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted “Tax Gap Myths and Facts: A Conversation with Natasha Sarin.” The virtual event...
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Reconciliation May Deliver a Tax Cut to the Rich
While much of the discussion surrounding the Build Back Better reconciliation package has focused on tax increases on the rich, the final legislation...
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New Build Back Better Framework Relies Too Heavily on Gimmicks
For Immediate Release Today, the White House released an updated framework for its Build Back Better plan. The framework proposes $1.85 trillion of...
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What's in the Latest Build Back Better Framework?
We have published an full estimate of the House's Build Back Better Act based on CBO's scores of the bill here. The White House has announced an...
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Could Reconciliation Deliver a Tax Cut to the Rich?
Note: This analysis was updated for new data and details on October 29, 2021. See the updated analysis here. While much of the discussion surrounding...
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Maya MacGuineas: Reconciliation can work if Congress sets priorities and cuts the games
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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SALT Cap Repeal Does Not Belong in Build Back Better
Press reports suggest lawmakers are considering adding a two-year repeal of the cap on the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT) to their Build...
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Don’t Take Reconciliation Offsets Off the Table
For Immediate Release As lawmakers continue to negotiate their Build Back Better reconciliation plan, reports indicate growing objections to a number...
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House ACA Plan Will Cost Almost $600 Billion and Cover 4 Million People, CBO Finds
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released estimates for the health care coverage provisions in the House reconciliation bill. CBO...