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Sep 30, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Will Thanksgiving Appropriations Be Stuffed with Debt?

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Jul 25, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Addressing Common Claims About the Budget Deal

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Jul 24, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on Budget Agreement

For Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairs Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, and Congressman Tim Penny...

Five Reasons to Oppose the Budget Deal

Congressional leaders and the President announced a proposed budget deal yesterday to raise the caps on discretionary spending for Fiscal Years (FY)...

Proposed Budget Agreement Could Cost $1.7 Trillion

Update: A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the deal shows that the offsets are $55 billion rather than $77 billion as reported in the press...

Policymakers Should Offset, or Reset, the Budget Deal

According to news reports, the White House recently sent Congressional leaders nearly $600 billion of potential budget savings options, requesting...

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Jul 10, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

New Pension Bill Adds Too Much to the Debt

The House Ways and Means Committee is considering pension reform legislation that CBO estimates will add $64 billion to deficits over the...

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Jun 20, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

A Plan to Raise the Caps Without Breaking the Bank

Due to the large temporary increase in discretionary spending levels for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, spending is...

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Jun 4, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending