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SNAP Expansion
Rather than encouraging dependence on the welfare system, Congress should work to ensure more sustainable, self-sufficient outcomes for SNAP recipients by pairing reformed work requirements with consistent enforcement.
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The Diminished Role of the Budget Committees
One of the visible signs that the budget and appropriations process is broken and badly in need of reform is the role of the Budget Committees in the overall process.
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Skyrocketing Debt and Deficits
One of the visible signs that the budget process is broken and badly in need of reform is the growing national debt. The budget process has been ineffective at controlling spending – specifically mandatory spending
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The Troubled History of Appropriations
One of the visible signs that the budget and appropriations process is broken and badly in need of reform is the track record of appropriations consideration in Congress and the frequent reliance on short-term funding measures known as continuing resolutions.
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The Broken Budget Resolution
One of the visible signs that the budget and appropriations process is broken and badly in need of reform is the budget resolution itself, including how the document is built and what it contains.
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The LIFT Credit
The LIFT Credit is yet another unaffordable federal entitlement program that would drastically increase Americans’ reliance on welfare and discourage work and independence for America’s middle class.
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Long-Term Care Entitlements
Creating a mandate for long term care coverage is not a solution, it will only worsen and further complicate an already highly complex and broken Medicare system.
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EITC Expansion
Fixing the EITC so that it works better for America’s families must come before increasing it. Without significant reform, adding 21 million people to a broken EITC program would be irresponsible.
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Unaffordable Housing
Federal spending on unaffordable housing could exceed $500 billion in the next 10 years.
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