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Apr 9, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

House Spending Plan Would Increase Discretionary Spending to Record Levels

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Apr 5, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

New Budget Cap Plan Would Cost As Much As the Tax Cuts

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May 21, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Deficit-Financed Infrastructure Spending Could Harm Economy

For Immediate Release President Trump and Congressional Democrats are meeting this week to discuss how to pay for as much as $2 trillion of new...
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May 15, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Gimmick Alert: Congress Considering Increasing Spending Through Harbor Maintenance Maneuver

Having already used the war spending designation and fake mandatory savings to get around discretionary spending caps, lawmakers are turning to...
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May 15, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Options to Offset An Infrastructure Package

A meeting between Democratic Congressional leaders and President Trump a few weeks ago raised the possibility of an infrastructure package. The...
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Apr 9, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

House Spending Plan Would Increase Discretionary Spending to Record Levels

The House Budget Committee proposal to raise the caps on discretionary spending would add over $2 trillion in projected debt over the next...
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Apr 5, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

House Spending Bill Would Cost Twice as Much as Sequester Repeal

Defenders of the House spending bill have argued that despite its $2.1 trillion debt impact, it is necessary to prevent the return of sequester-level...
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Apr 5, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

New Budget Cap Plan Would Cost As Much As the Tax Cuts

Earlier this week, the House Budget Committee reported a bill – the Investing for the People Act of 2019 – that would increase current law caps on...
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Apr 2, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Proposed Budget Plan Would Cost Over $2 Trillion

In lieu of a budget resolution, the House Budget Committee has put forward a bill to increase discretionary spending caps by $358 billion over...
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Mar 6, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Written Testimony on Our Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted testimony for the record pertaining to the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on "Our...
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Feb 20, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Charting a Responsible Path for Discretionary Spending

With the government now fully funded for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019, policymakers must begin the conversation over appropriate funding levels for next...
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