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Jan 22, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Have We Spent Trillions on Wars?

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Dec 18, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Cory Booker's "Baby Bonds" Plan

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Aug 7, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Was a "No" Vote on the Budget Deal a Vote for "More Spending"?

In support of the $1.7 trillion Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (BBA19), Senator David Perdue (R-GA) gave a floor speech and penned an op-ed arguing...
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Jul 25, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Addressing Common Claims About the Budget Deal

The President and Congressional leaders announced a plan to raise the caps on discretionary spending by $322 billion for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020...
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Jul 24, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Budget Deal's Offsets Don't Even Cover The Interest

President Trump and leaders in Congress announced a deal this week to increase caps on discretionary spending by $169 billion in 2020 and $153...
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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...
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Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

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)...
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Jul 23, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

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...
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Jul 19, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

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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