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Feb 27, 2025

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Budget Process

“Current Policy Baseline” Gimmick Could Explode the Debt

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Mar 13, 2025

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Other Spending

A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending

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Mar 21, 2025

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Taxes

Ending Taxes Below $150,000 Would Lose $10 to $15 Trillion

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Mar 21, 2025

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Taxes

Ending Taxes Below $150,000 Would Lose $10 to $15 Trillion

Members of the Trump Administration and Congress have recently discussed the idea of waiving all taxes for those making less than $150,000 per year...

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Mar 21, 2025

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Taxes

Budget Process

2025 Reconciliation Resources

The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring...

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Mar 20, 2025

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Budget Process

Senators Push Back Against Current Policy Gimmick

Update: JCT issued a response to the letter confirming the default approach to scoring tax legislation is using a current law baseline as established...

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Mar 20, 2025

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Budget Process

2025 Reconciliation Tracker

Now that the House and Senate have adopted separate budget resolutions with reconciliation instructions, lawmakers are discussing what to include in a...

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Mar 20, 2025

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Taxes

Primer: Understanding the Tax Gap

Note: This is an update of our Tax Gap Primer using the latest available data from the IRS. One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers...

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Mar 19, 2025

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Budgets & Projections

CRFB Announces New Board Members Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Joe Manchin

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is honored to announce that former Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (I-WV) have joined its...

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US Budget Watch 2024

US Budget Watch 2024 is a project designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of presidential candidates’ proposals...

Trust Fund Solutions

Some of our most important federal programs are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through federal trust...

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Other Spending

COVID Money Tracker

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