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Tariff Repeal Needs Replacement to Avoid More Borrowing
Read moreThe Senate may soon vote on resolutions to repeal the national emergencies that the Trump Administration has utilized to put in place significant...
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Gross National Debt Reaches $38 Trillion
Read moreThe gross national debt of the United States reached $38 trillion yesterday, according to the U.S. Treasury. This comes little more than two months...
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Treasury Confirms $1.8 Trillion Deficit in FY 2025
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.8 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury Department...
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Trump CEA Projections Tracker
Read moreBefore the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released economic and fiscal...
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CBO Estimates 2025 Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion
Read moreThe federal budget deficit totaled $1.8 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), roughly...
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Maya MacGuineas and John Kasich Discuss the National Debt
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently joined John Kasich, former Congressman and Governor of Ohio and a member...
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Reopen the Government Without Adding More Debt
Read moreThe federal government has been operating under a shutdown since the beginning of the month. Although the government continues many of its core...
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CBO Estimates $1.8 Trillion Deficit for Fiscal Year 2025
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget deficit in its Monthly Budget Review...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to discuss the...
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Lawmakers Should Avoid a Wasteful Government Shutdown
Read moreGovernment funding runs out at midnight tonight, with none of the twelve appropriations bills nor a temporary continuing resolution (CR) having been...
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Mid-Session Review Offers a Dose of Fiscal Fantasy
Read moreThe White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released its Mid-Session Review (MSR) for the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget...
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Chris Towner: The Social Security and Medicare Funding Problems Are Real
Read moreChris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Monthly, an...