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Apr 14, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Burchett and Case Reintroduce RAFT Act

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Jan 22, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Reconciliation 101

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Feb 7, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process

Amy Klobuchar’s Plan to “Govern with Fiscal Responsibility”

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) put forward a Plan for the Future of Work and a Changing Economy in December. The plan...
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Jan 31, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Senator Sinema Introduces Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution

This week, Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), along with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Angus King (I-ME), introduced a bipartisan...
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Jan 17, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process

Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Requests CBO to Include Debt Servicing Impact in Legislative Cost Estimates

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Michael Cloud (R-TX), in a bipartisan and bicameral group of 68 lawmakers, this week...
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Dec 11, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process

Burchett, Case, and Womack Introduce RAFT Act

One way to begin addressing our unsustainable fiscal situation is to set fiscal goals , which could come in the form of debt targets. A new bill...
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Nov 21, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Enzi-Whitehouse Budget Process Bill Includes Important Reforms

The Senate Budget Committee recently marked up and reported bipartisan legislation to reform the budget process. The Bipartisan Congressional Budget...
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Nov 19, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Budget Process

Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns

The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2019, and Congress has enacted none of 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary spending levels. Lawmakers have...
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Nov 6, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Letter to Senate Budget Committee: Advance Bipartisan Budget Improvements

Below is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi...
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Nov 1, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

Fair and Smart Budget Reforms Deserve Vote

For Immediate Release Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and committee member Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released bipartisan...
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Oct 23, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budget Process

The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act Will Not Cost $12.6 Trillion

The Prevent Government Shutdowns Act (PGSA) would establish an automatic continuing resolution (auto-CR) to prevent shutdowns and would put into...
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