2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted more than 130 people at an in-person event, "2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead." The event featured a panel discussion of journalists reporting on the upcoming fiscal decisions policymakers will need to address in 2025 – budget reconciliation, the debt ceiling, and what to do about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's expiring provisions, among other topics. Mike Murphy, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff of the Committee, moderated this excellent panel, which featured Jacqui Henrich, White House Correspondent at Fox News Channel; Neil Irwin, Chief Economic Correspondent at Axios; Megan McArdle, Columnist at the Washington Post; and Richard Rubin, U.S. Tax Policy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. The event concluded with questions from the audience and was followed by a reception.

From left to right: Mike Murphy, Chief of Staff at Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Jacqui Henrich, White House Correspondent at Fox News Channel; Neil Irwin, Chief Economic Correspondent at Axios; Megan McArdle, Columnist at the Washington Post; and Richard Rubin, U.S. Tax Policy Reporter at The Wall Street Journal. 

The panel discussed a range of topics, including the upcoming reconciliation debate, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the entitlement reform outlook, tariffs, and the debt ceiling.

A full audience listens as Mike Murphy starts off 2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead event. 

Key members of the budget community enjoy refreshments at the reception as they discuss the panel and future fiscal challenges. 

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget thanks all who attended the event. Stay tuned for our next event in January 2025.