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ARCHIVE: Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat 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
Read moreTwenty-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
Read moreWith 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
Read moreFor 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
Read moreOne 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...
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There Are Plenty of Offsets for Infrastructure Package
Read moreA bipartisan group of senators has apparently reached agreement on a plan with $579 billion of new infrastructure spending. Meanwhile, President Joe...
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What's In the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan?
Read moreUPDATE 8/5: We have published a new summary of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act based on a recently published score from the...
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House Members Urge the Adoption of a Budget Resolution
Read moreOn Monday, a group of five Democratic members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) calling for increased...
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President's Budget Would Add More to Debt With Tax Cut Extensions
Read morePresident Joe Biden's Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 budget includes many significant changes that would add nearly $1.4 trillion to deficits through FY 2031...
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Congress Should Pass a Budget, Not Deem Huge Spending Increases
Read moreFor Immediate Release Recent press reports indicate that the House of Representatives may vote on a “deeming resolution” as soon as this week to set...
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Committee is Encouraged by Discussions of Offsets
Read moreFor Immediate Release A bipartisan group of senators appears to be close to reaching an infrastructure spending deal that would be fully paid for with...
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How Much Would the President's Budget Extend Medicare Solvency?
Read moreThe Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is only five years from insolvency according to both the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the...