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While analysts now believe that the cost of extending the 2017 tax cuts are baked into long-term interest rates, further deficit spending on additional tax cuts or spending programs could alarm the market and prompt a sell-off.
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Federal agencies, including the CBO, expect deficit spending to continue despite promises from Trump and others to cut the federal budget.
—Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
The bottom line: That will make extending Trump's tax cuts, not to mention legislating any new ones, very difficult to achieve if Trump and congressional Republicans are serious about cutting deficit spending.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The Reconciliation Process To pass major legislation through reconciliation, the following steps must occur:
Budget Resolution: The House and Senate must pass a resolution authorizing a specific amount of deficit spending due to the upcoming bill within a specified budget window.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Federal agencies, including the CBO, expect deficit spending to continue despite promises from Trump and others to cut the federal budget.
—Brett Rowland | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Jan. 2025
The bottom line: That will make extending Trump's tax cuts, not to mention legislating any new ones, very difficult to achieve if Trump and congressional Republicans are serious about cutting deficit spending.
—Hans Nichols, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
The Reconciliation Process To pass major legislation through reconciliation, the following steps must occur:
Budget Resolution: The House and Senate must pass a resolution authorizing a specific amount of deficit spending due to the upcoming bill within a specified budget window.
—Mike Sylvester, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Deficit spending.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deficit%20spending. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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