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Apr 4, 2025

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Senate Budget Could Enable Unprecedented Deficit Increase

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Apr 8, 2025

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

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Apr 3, 2025

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What’s in the Senate’s Concurrent FY 2025 Budget?

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Apr 8, 2025

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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $2.1 Trillion in March 2025

The federal government has borrowed $2.1 trillion over the past year – April 2024 to March 2025 – based on estimates from the Congressional Budget...

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Apr 8, 2025

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CBO Estimates Deficit Up $44 billion, Spending Up $140 billion in 2025

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the U.S. borrowed $599 billion from January through March 2025 – up $44 billion from January...

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Apr 8, 2025

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Unpaid-for TCJA Extension Would Shrink the Economy, CBO Says

In a recent long-term analysis, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would not only...

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Apr 8, 2025

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Budget Process

Either Reconciliation Approach Would Raise Debt Ceiling With More Borrowing

The reconciliation instructions in the Senate-adopted concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 would allow for a $4 to $5 trillion debt...

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Apr 8, 2025

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

Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss the...

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Apr 8, 2025

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The House Should Hold the Line on Deficit Reduction

The House will reportedly bring the Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution to the floor for a vote this week. The budget includes...

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