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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 12/18/2024: The President signed a Continuing Resolution on September 26, 2024, that runs through December 20, 2024. Lawmakers will need to...
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You Can’t Just Wish Away Deficit Effects by Assuming Something is Permanent
Some lawmakers are making the case that expiring tax cuts should be considered permanent in order to hide the $3.9 trillion increase in deficits that...
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Reconciliation 101
What is Reconciliation? How do Reconciliation Instructions Work? Can a Reconciliation Bill Add to the Deficit? What is the “Byrd Rule”? What are Other...
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Bipartisan Senate Group Introduces the RESILIENCE Act
Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Mike Braun (R-IN) recently introduced the Reassuring Economic Stability In...
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Tim Penny and Maya MacGuineas: What if they held an election and a budget process broke out?
Tim Penny is co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and a former representative from Minnesota and Maya MacGuineas is president of...
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House Lawmakers Reintroduce Debt Ceiling Reform Legislation
On September 20, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, reintroduced the Responsible...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Discusses Debt on House Floor
Members of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) spoke yesterday on the House of Representatives floor to highlight the danger posed by our mounting...
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Bipartisan Support for a Fiscal Commission
This week, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association led a coalition letter to leadership asking for a fiscal commission to be included...
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The Budget Act At 50 – Budget Process Reform Recommendations for the 118th Congress
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act will turn 50 next year, and the budget process is showing its age. The current budget process is...
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CRFB Reacts to Proposed Fiscal Commission
Today, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Co-Chairs Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) proposed bipartisan legislation to establish a...
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It's Time for A Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
The national debt is on an unsustainable path, interest costs are exploding, and the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are approaching...
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Maya MacGuineas: Finally, a Serious Idea to Address the National Debt
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...