Budget Process
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreWe have updated this document. The most recent version is available here. It’s déjà vu all over again, again – Congress seems to be waiting until the...
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House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2018 Appropriations
Read moreThe appropriations season is moving forward before Congress has passed a budget. Below, we explain how that can happen. Typically, Congress is...
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Updated Appropriations 101
Read moreNote: We have updated this paper, please see the latest Appropriations 101. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by...
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Letter to Chairman Enzi Encouraging A Current Law Baseline
Read moreBelow is a letter from CRFB to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) encouraging the committee to use a current law baseline. We...
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Maya MacGuineas: Take It from a Fiscal Hawk: Raise the Debt Ceiling
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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We Must Increase the Statutory Debt Limit and Take Action to Deal with the Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States government is quickly approaching the deadline for raising the debt ceiling. Maya MacGuineas, president of the...
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Using Gimmicks to Pass a Spending Bill that Busts Budget Limits Is Reckless and Fiscally Irresponsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is considering a so-called “minibus” spending bill combining the defense, military construction...
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A Dangerous Effort to Undermine the Work of the Congressional Budget Office
Read moreFor Immediate Release When the House of Representatives considers the so-called appropriations “minibus” for fiscal year 2018, which includes funding...
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Options for Meeting the House Budget's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions requiring 11 House committees to report legislation that...
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Maya MacGuineas: White House Video Continues Dispiriting Pattern of CBO Attacks
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Today’s CBO Report Makes Clear Just How Far the President’s Budget Is from Balance
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its own estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget. While...
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Strongly Supports the Sanford-Lee and Lee-Jones Amendments
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget strongly supports the Sanford-Lee and Lee-Jones amendments to the National...