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MedPAC Releases 2022 Medicare Report
Read moreThe Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) released its biannual report yesterday. The report includes analysis and recommendations to improve...
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What's in the FY 2022 Omnibus Bill?
Read moreLast week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill, which sets appropriations levels and allocations for the remainder...
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Time to Wind Down Remaining COVID Relief
Read moreThough most COVID relief has already been spent, several policies continue to provide ongoing financial support and could be renewed again by Congress...
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Omnibus Bill Highlights Need for Spending Caps
Read morePolicymakers are currently considering an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. The...
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CBO Reports $475 Billion Deficit for First 5 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $475 billion in the first five months of fiscal year 2022, with a $216 billion deficit in February, according to the latest...
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Deficit Reduction Through Reconciliation Would Be Great News
Read morePolicymakers are apparently considering developing a new reconciliation package that would focus in part on deficit reduction. The following is a...
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Heritage Foundation Releases 2022 Budget Blueprint
Read moreThe Heritage Foundation recently released their 2022 Budget Blueprint, a list of over 200 specific policy proposals that would “roll back excessive...
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Tax Experts Urge Congress To Fix IRS Backlog And Reduce The Tax Gap
Read moreToday, a diverse group of former tax officials and policy experts sent a letter to the leadership of the Appropriations Committees urging them to...
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Did President Biden Reduce the Deficit by $1 Trillion?
Read moreIn his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden stated that he would be "the only president ever to cut the deficit by more than one...
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Veterans Deserve Care, Not More Debt
Read moreThe House of Representatives is set to vote on the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021 to provide additional benefits to veterans because of exposure to...
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Cancelling Student Debt Would Add to Inflation
Read moreLawmakers and advocates have loudened their calls to cancel student loan debt before the current re-payment moratorium ends on May 1 st. Given the...
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Coalition Calls Attention to Lack of Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreThis week’s State of the Union address comes at a time when debt as a share of the economy is on track to surpass record levels within a decade. Today...