By Rob Ryan Despite much discussion in Washington about the need for more substantial investment in infrastructure, nothing much has been done. House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-Pa.), however, recently unveiled a proposal that would help address --…
In a welcome show of bipartisan cooperation, lawmakers appear to be moving forward on IRS legislation that they say would help taxpayers, reduce tax-refund fraud and improve tax-collection efforts. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.),…
The Trump administration’s new budget update shows the federal deficit rising to $890 billion for the current fiscal year and soaring well past $1 trillion in Fiscal 2019 -- despite the administration’s overly optimistic economic projections and its proposed spending…
This post was written by Concord Coalition intern Rob Ryan. Months behind schedule, the House Budget Committee took action last week on the first step in the regular congressional budget process: approving a budget resolution. The plan aims to balance…
