Budget Process and Rules
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Budget Summit to Spur Action on Reform
For Immediate Release The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget convened the first annual “ Better Budget Process Summit” Monday in Washington...
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Playing By the (Budget) Rules: Understanding and Preventing Budget Gimmicks
The breakdown in the federal budget process and erosion of budget discipline have led to the increasingly pervasive reliance on budget gimmicks. While...
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WATCH: The Better Budget Process Summit
On February 26, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted the first annual Better Budget Process Summit. This year’s summit featured an...
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MacGuineas to Senate Subcommittee: Budget Process Reform Needed
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management held a hearing on Tuesday...
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MacGuineas Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Continuing Resolutions, Omnibuses, and Shutdowns
On February 6, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Senate Homeland Security and...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: A New Series on Children and the Federal Budget
The federal budget is arguably the most comprehensive representation of the federal government’s priorities. Policymakers use the budget to determine...
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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Doesn't Comply with the Byrd Rule
While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) under consideration in the House would satisfy reconciliation instructions requiring it add no more than $1.5...
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Bill Hoagland: A Disappearing Budget Process Unhelpful for Fiscal Responsibility
G. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Senate Budget Should Pursue Fiscally Responsible Tax Reform, Not Unpaid-for Tax Cuts
For Immediate Release Reports suggest that the Senate Budget Committee is considering a budget resolution that allows for $1.5 trillion dollars in...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget
A new version of this paper exists that was updated to include savings for disaster relief. The national debt is currently at its highest share of the...
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$200 Billion in Mandatory Savings Should Not Be Too Difficult
One of the debates preceding the House Budget resolution was whether the resolution should call for $200 billion of mandatory savings. This week's...