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ARCHIVE: How Long Before Cancelled Student Debt Would Return?
Note: (7/6/2022): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis, available here, which includes updated estimates...
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Republican and Democratic Presidents Support Reducing the Tax Gap
One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers to raise revenue would be to close some portion of the “tax gap," or the difference between...
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Analysis of CBO's July 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released initial details of its updated Budget and Economic Outlook, accounting for enactment of the...
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CBO Projects Debt to Reach Record Levels
For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Updated Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade, projecting the...
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CBO Releases July 2021 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its updated Budget and Economic Outlook, accounting for enactment of the American Rescue Plan and...
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Group of Senators Introduce Bill to Narrow the Tax Gap
Last month, Senator Angus King (I-ME), along with Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), introduced the Stop Corporations and High...
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Kerrey and Danforth Sound the Alarm on Long-Term Debt
Former Senators Bob Kerrey (D-NE) and John C. Danforth (R-MO) recently published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal highlighting the need to address...
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ARCHIVE: Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How will this year's appropriations process be different? How...
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Over Half of States Ending Federal Unemployment Benefits Early
Twenty-six states have announced that they are ending the expanded federal unemployment benefits in the American Rescue Plan prior to their technical...
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Bipartisan Policy Center Highlights Need for Medicare Trust Fund Solutions
With just five years until the Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund faces insolvency, lawmakers must address the trust fund's $515 billion net...
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Reconciliation Should Not Add to the Debt
For Immediate Release Recent reports suggest the Senate Budget Committee is considering a budget that would call for $6 trillion in new spending, half...
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Primer: Understanding the Tax Gap
One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers to raise revenue would be to close some portion of the “tax gap.” The tax gap is the...