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Feb 3, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on the Highway Trust Fund

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Jan 27, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

The Case for Restoring Discretionary Spending Caps

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Feb 8, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2022

Updated 2/8/22: The House passed a third FY 2022 continuing resolution through March 11, 2022 , on Tuesday, Feb. 8, by a 272-162 vote . The Senate...
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Feb 4, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Ten Options to Secure the Highway Trust Fund

Accounting for the enactment of the bipartisan infrastructure law (formally, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act), we estimate the Highway...
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Feb 3, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

COMPETES Act is Missing a Score and Offsets

The House of Representatives is set to vote on the America COMPETES Act of 2022 soon, which is its version of the Senate-passed United States...
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Feb 3, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

The Infrastructure Bill’s Impact on the Highway Trust Fund

In addition to new investments in surface transportation, transit, broadband, energy, water, tax breaks, and other transportation spending, the...
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Jan 31, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Economics

New Report Shows Student Debt Cancellation is Regressive

Recently, Adam Looney, Executive Director of the Marriner S. Eccles Institute at the University of Utah and a Nonresident Senior Fellow in Economic...
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Jan 27, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

The Case for Restoring Discretionary Spending Caps

On February 18, 2022, the current continuing resolution will expire, and legislation will be needed to continue funding the federal government...
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Jan 11, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

New COVID Wave Does Not Justify Further Borrowing

As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States, press reports suggest policymakers are considering additional COVID...
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Jan 4, 2022 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Economics

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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Dec 9, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Economics

Reducing Build Back Better Inflation Risk

As we recently discussed , the House-passed Build Back Better Act is likely to be modestly inflationary over the next few years. Though we expect the...
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