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Free College
Free college would cost the Federal Government more than $2.4 trillion.
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Open House with the Congressional Budget Office
Last week, the House Budget Committee hosted a bipartisan staff event with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). This open house provided all congressional staff with the opportunity to meet CBO’s leadership, unit chiefs, and top analysts face-to-face.
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Medicare-for-All
Federal debt is more than $21 trillion today, and M4A would significantly accelerate its growth and increase the likelihood of a debt crisis.
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Deficit Reduction Necessary to Confront the Nation's Debt
CBO recently released a report shedding light on the magnitude of actions necessary to confront the nation’s rising debt.
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Chairman Womack Statement on CBO Deficits and Debt Report
"CBO’s latest report helps us understand the nation’s fiscal challenges in a new way by showing the magnitude of actions necessary to confront the nation’s debt."
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House Approves FY 2019 NDAA Conference Report
On behalf of the House Budget Committee, Chairman Womack and Representative Bergman served as conferees in the bipartisan, bicameral NDAA negotiations that produced the report approved on the floor today.
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NDAA Conferees Unveil Negotiated Agreement
Today, members of the conference committee for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (NDAA) unveiled the agreement reached in the bicameral negotiations.
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Health Week: Advancing Patient-Centered, Pro-Growth Reforms
The House will consider a series of health-related bills as part of a comprehensive pro-growth agenda. The Budget for a Brighter American Future, the House fiscal year 2019 budget resolution, also contained a number of important health care reforms.
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Budget Chairmen Urge Conference Committee to Prioritize Veterans within Existing Spending Limits
“Federal spending is a reflection of our priorities as a nation, and our priority here should be to set aside $1-2 billion within the $68 billion increase for fiscal year 2019 to provide our veterans with the quality healthcare that they have earned through their service."
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