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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...
Third CR Emblematic of Broken Budget Process
The House of Representatives just passed a continuing resolution (CR) funding the government at last fiscal year’s funding levels for an additional...
CBO Reports $259 Billion Deficit for First 4 Months of Fiscal Year
The United States borrowed $259 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2022, with a $119 billion surplus in January, according to the latest...
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...
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...
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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American Health Care: Rethinking the Challenges, Opportunities, and...
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