Federal Budget

The federal budget reflects spending and revenue choices that affect all Americans. Each year, the President submits a budget that reflects the Administration's priorities. Congress works on its own budget blueprint. While the wealthiest individuals and corporations have benefited for years from tax cuts and tax loopholes, investments vital to women and their families have been shortchanged in the name of deficit reduction. We're working for a fair budget that raises the revenue needed to meet our shared priorities and expand opportunity for all.

Highlights

Fact Sheet | The Fall 2013 Fiscal Fights: A Political Drama with Real Consequences for Women and Families

September 12, 2013

This fact sheet details the important budget decisions Congress will face this fall.

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Reports & Toolkits | The High Price of Tax Loopholes

August 20, 2013

Americans for Tax Fairness and the National Women's Law Center co-authored a report outlining the high price of tax loopholes. The choice is clear: more tax cuts for the rich and big corporations, or more service cuts that hurt average Americans and fewer investments that offer opportunities for a better future.

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Fact Sheet | The Ryan House Budget FY 2014: Once Again, Gutting Vital Programs for Women and Families, Giving Trillions in Tax Cuts to Millionaires and Corporations

March 20, 2013

The budget for Fiscal Year 2014 introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), like his Fiscal Year 2013 budget, proposes deep funding cuts that would devastate programs especially important to women and their families: Medicaid, Medicare, child care, education, SNAP, and much more.

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Fact Sheet | The FY 2014 Murray Senate Budget: A Fairer Path Forward for Women and Families

March 18, 2013

The FY 2014 budget introduced by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) presents a clear alternative to the plan proposed by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI).

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More Resources

Fact Sheet | End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

July 31, 2012

End Tax Breaks for Millionaires, Not Moms

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Fact Sheet | H.R. 8 Leaves No Millionaire Behind but Ends Tax Cuts for a Third of Families with Children

July 31, 2012

This fact sheet explains the damaging effects of H.R. 8, a bill that would extend tax cuts for the richest two percent of Americans while ending tax breaks for low and moderate-income families.

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Coalition Action Materials | National Women's Law Center Opposes House Reconciliation Bill

May 09, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives on May 9 expressing its opposition to the Sequester Replacement and Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act of 2012 (H.R. 4966).

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Coalition Action Materials | National Women's Law Center Opposes House Ways and Means Proposals that Would Hurt Women

April 17, 2012

The National Women's Law Center sent a letter to the chairman and ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee in opposition to proposals that would create a financial barrier to claiming tax credits to make insurance more affordable under the Affordable Care Act, limit access to the refundable Child Tax Credit, especially for immigrant families, and eliminate the Social Services Block Grant, which provides funding for child care and other important social services.

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Fact Sheet | Ryan Budget FY 13: Gutting Vital Programs for Women and Families, Giving Trillions in Tax Cuts to Millionaires and Corporations

March 27, 2012

The budget for Fiscal Year 2013 introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) proposes devastating cuts to programs especially important to women and their families.  At the same time, it proposes trillions in new tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and large corporations.

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