Analysis
Sep 5, 2017
Welcome Back, Congress
As Congress returns from its August recess, lawmakers face a to-do list filled with important fiscal deadlines.
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Explainers
Jul 20, 2017
What is Budget Reconciliation?
Reconciliation is a powerful process, whereby legislation drafted to meet those instructions has an easier path to passage.
Blog Posts
Dec 22, 2017
Ten Charts That Sum Up This Year in Fiscal News
These charts illustrate some of the biggest fiscal policy stories from 2017.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/12/ten-charts-that-sum-up-this-year-in-fiscal-news
Press Releases & Statements
Oct 3, 2017
Student Leaders Kick Off Up to Us “Year of Action” on 300 Campuses Nationwide
As America’s debt surpasses $20 trillion and lawmakers debate policies that will shape the country’s fiscal future, students on nearly 300 campuses across the country will mobilize as part of the Up to Us “Year of Action.”
Blog Posts
Oct 5, 2017
Federal Budget Deficits Rising — Even Before Tax Cuts
The federal budget deficit rose to $666 billion for fiscal year 2017 — an increase of around $80 billion from the previous year.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/10/federal-budget-deficits-rising-even-before-tax-cuts
Analysis
Nov 17, 2017
The Tax Reform Tradeoff: The Cost of Keeping Expenditures
Reform that eliminates virtually all tax expenditures allows for rates to be lowered significantly.
Press Releases & Statements
May 22, 2017
2017 Up to Us Winner: Jackson State University
The student team from Jackson State University has won the fifth annual Up to Us Campus Competition, which empowers students across the country to raise awareness and engagement on America’s fiscal challenges.
Blog Posts
Nov 15, 2017
What the Interest on Deficit-Funded Tax Legislation Would Cost
The total cost of the Tax Cuts and Job Act is estimated to be $1.7 trillion between 2018 and 2027.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/11/what-the-interest-on-deficit-funded-tax-legislation-would-cost
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Oct 26, 2017
The Tax Reform Opportunity
Even in a highly polarized political landscape, there is broad congressional support for reforming the U.S. tax code.
https://www.pgpf.org/what-we-are-doing/fiscal-summit/2017-fiscal-summit/the-tax-reform-opportunity
Events
Oct 24, 2017
Congressional Leaders: Rising Debt and the Legislative Agenda
CNN chief political correspondent Dana Bash conducted one-on-one interviews with three leading voices in Congress: Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ), Senator Mark Warner (D-VA), and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).