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Addressing the Statutory PAYGO Scorecard
There is currently a massive $1.7 trillion balance on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2025. Under current law, this balance is slated to trigger a...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Updated 9/27/24: On September 26, 2024, following passage by both chambers of Congress, the President signed a continuing resolution to extend...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Discretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 will expire on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations...
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The Kamala Harris Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families
Vice President Kamala Harris released a document today – the Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families – that outlines a number of proposals she...
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Trump and Biden: Tax and Spending Changes
In a recent analysis, we estimated that former President Donald Trump approved $8.4 trillion of new ten-year borrowing during his four-year term in...
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Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 5/17/2024: The President signed a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization on May 16, following House passage on May 15 and...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...
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Student Debt Cancellation Resources Page
Overview Student debt cancellation has gained attention in recent years as a policy proposal to address rising student debt levels in the United...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
The third continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4 of the 12 appropriations bills and...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
This paper has been updated here. The second continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4...
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Congress Should Avoid Costly Tax Cut Holiday Season
According to press reports , policymakers may be close to reaching a bipartisan tax cut deal that would temporarily restore various business tax...