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Gas Tax Holiday Would Take A Wrong Turn
The White House and some in Congress are reportedly considering suspending the 18.3 cent federal gas tax for the remainder of 2022. The Committee for...
Gas Tax Holiday Would Cost $20 Billion
This week, a group of senators introduced legislation to suspend the federal gas tax through December 2022 amid rising inflation . We estimate the...
How Would Higher Interest Rates Affect Interest Payments?
Interest on the national debt is projected to be the fastest growing part of the federal budget. We estimate, based on the Congressional Budget...
Senate Finance Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Medicare Trust Fund
The Senate Finance Committee's Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Subcommittee held a hearing on February 2, 2022, regarding the Medicare...
Ten Options to Secure the Social Security Trust Fund
The Social Security trust funds are expected to be insolvent by 2032 according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and by 2034 according to the...
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many provisions providing COVID...
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FixUS seeks to better understand the root causes of our nation’s... -
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The McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative is a project dedicated... -
American Health Care: Rethinking the Challenges, Opportunities, and...
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