By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
President Obama, the House and Senate have all lined up with a whopping request for Pentagon and related spending of $613 billion. What alternative do we have to this bloated Pentagon budget?
By
Robin Claremont
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Taxes & Revenue
Join this webinar to see a breakdown of how the federal government spent each of your income tax dollars last year.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Military & Security
In the wee hours of Friday morning, the U.S. Senate voted 52-46 to approve a budget, setting off a months long process. Now Congress is in recess for two weeks.
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Education,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted down the Congressional Progressive Caucus budget and passed the budget proposal from the House Budget Committee, with some tweaks.
By
Robin Claremont
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Budget Process
Sign up for a free webinar to look at how recent budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities.
By
Robin Claremont
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Budget Process,
Education,
Health Care,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
We take a look at a federal budget proposal that focuses on Americans' priorities -- such as job creation, education, Social Security, infrastructure improvements, and other domestic investments.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit,
Education,
Health Care,
Military & Security,
Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net,
Taxes & Revenue
Check out our new Competing Visions analysis that examines how the major budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities on 15 major issues including job creation, education, war spending, and taxes.
By
Jasmine Tucker
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This week, Congressional lawmakers will publish several budget proposals as alternatives to the president’s budget that was released in early February. Are you wondering why Congress does this?
By
Lindsay Koshgarian
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Budget Process,
Debt & Deficit
The debt ceiling suspension ends March 15, 2015. It’s unclear exactly when the money will run out, but sooner or later, lawmakers will have to deal with it.