Policy Briefs

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I. Introduction The State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is a joint federal-state program that provides health care for children in families with income that is modest but too high to qualify for Medicaid. Approximately 6.6 million children were enrolled…

I. Introduction  The Senate Budget Committee (SBC), voting 12-11 along party lines March 15, approved a Democratic-drafted FY 2008 budget resolution that aims to produce a $132 billion surplus by FY 2012. (more…)

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WASHINGTON -- Congress is in the process of completing work on the tax reconciliation bill called for in the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution. The budget allows tax and entitlement legislation increasing the deficit by $75.6 billion between 2006 and…

As Congress begins work on the Fiscal Year 2007 budget resolution, The Concord Coalition offers the following checklist for a responsible budget. (more…)

On Monday February 6, President Bush will unveil his Fiscal Year 2007 budget. A thorough evaluation of how it all adds up must await the details, but based on proposals outlined by the President in his State of the Union…

The outlook for the federal budget is deceptively benign under the January 2006 baseline assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In its latest 10-year projections, CBO describes a budget that will reach balance in 2012 and stay balanced through…