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Budget Referee Confronts Swarm of GOP Critics on Trump Megabill
In an interview, Phill Swagel defended the CBO’s forecasting record as Republicans blast the fiscal scorekeeping agency’s ...
Republican Policy Bill Would Add $2.4 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is all but certain to inflame an already intense debate inside ...
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Illinois Senate Republicans sue peers over last-minute, $55B budget vote
Republican Illinois Senate members are suing their Democratic peers over the last-minute rush to OK a $55 billion state ...
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson explains why he opposes Trump’s budget in its current form
One of the biggest sticking points in the Trump budget bill is its projected impact on the national debt, a concern shared by ...
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The GOP’s Budget Plan Is a Crisis in the Making for Hospitals
If enacted, the GOP’s spending bill could kick more than 10 million Americans off Medicaid. Experts are worried about the ...
GOP beats down key budget office over tax plan projections
Republicans are using Congress’s official budget scorer as a whipping boy, as they argue a major package of President Trump’s ...
Ohio Senate Republicans unveil state budget plans: Capitol Letter
Senate Republicans released their two-year budget that gives a billion-dollar income tax cut to wealthier Ohioans, removes ...