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The Impact of the Trump and Harris Plans on Spending and Revenue
In our recent analysis, The Fiscal Impact of the Harris and Trump Campaign Plans, we found that the campaign policy plans ...
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IRS Estimates a $606 Billion Tax Gap for 2022
In its new report, the IRS estimates that: The gross tax gap was $708 billion for 2021 and $696 billion in 2022; after ...
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Medicare Framework Calls for Important Site-Neutral Reforms
Site-neutral reforms represent an important intersection of sound fiscal policy, lower costs for Medicare beneficiaries, and bipartisan support to help drive momentum. Lawmakers should build upon this ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget11d
Proposed Hardship Rule a Brazen Attempt at Student Debt Cancellation
Today the Department of Education officially proposed regulations related to cancelling student debt due to “hardship.” It contains two provisions, one that cancels debt for those that the Department ...
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Recent Student Loan Actions Forgo $5 Billion in Repayments
The Department of Education announced last week a six-month extension of automatic forbearance to all borrowers enrolled in the SAVE income-driven repayment plan while it is being challenged in courts ...
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Tim Penny and Maya MacGuineas: What if they held an election and a budget process broke out?
Tim Penny is co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and a former representative from Minnesota and Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Bu ...
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Bipartisan Senate Group Introduces the RESILIENCE Act
The RESILIENCE Act would mandate that the Secretary of the Treasury work with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to complete annual assessments of the government’s fiscal ...