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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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Jan 8, 2025

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Budget Offsets Bank

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Feb 6, 2025

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Taxes

Trump Tax Priorities Total $5 to $11 Trillion

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Feb 28, 2025

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Budget Process

Chartbook: Reconciliation 101

On February 25, Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation...

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Feb 28, 2025

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Economics

Continued Inflation Highlights Danger of More Deficits

The Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation — the personal consumption expenditure (PCE) index — came in at 0.3 percent in January, twice the...

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Feb 28, 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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Feb 27, 2025

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Budget Process

“Current Policy Baseline” Gimmick Could Explode the Debt

As the House and Senate work to land on a concurrent budget resolution, Congress may consider trying to measure their reconciliation bills relative to...

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Feb 25, 2025

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Budgets & Projections

House Budget Passage Tees Up Trillions in Borrowing

The House of Representatives just voted to approve its Fiscal Year 2025 budget resolution, a vehicle to allow for budget reconciliation legislation...

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Feb 24, 2025

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Budgets & Projections

Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with hosts Joe Mathieu and...

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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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COVID Money Tracker

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