Budgets & Projections
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"If You Are Not For This Commission, Than What Are You For?"
Read more"If you are not for this commission, than what are you for?" was Republican Senator George Voinovich's reaction to fellow Republicans who voted...
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CRFB Reacts to the State of the Union Address
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget commends President Obama for his focus on deficit reduction in his State of the Union address, and...
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CRFB Welcomes New Budget Proposals
Read moreCHAIRMAN Bill Frenzel Tim Penny Charlie Stenholm PRESIDENT Maya MacGuineas DIRECTORS Barry Anderson Roy Ash Charles Bowsher Steve Coll Dan Crippen...
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Op-Ed: Obama's Freeze Is a Good First Step
Read moreCNN | Jan. 27, 2010 When the president unveils his 2011 budget next week, he will propose capping "non-security" discretionary spending at its current...
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Ryan Releases Roadmap
Read moreEarlier today, Republican Congressman Paul Ryan released his update Roadmap for America's Future (and a nifty Website to go with it). Under this...
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Budget Commission Falls Short
Read moreA proposal to form a bipartisan commission to address the nation’s mounting long-term debt just fell short of the 60 votes needed for approval in the...
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CRFB Analysis of CBO’s January 2010 Baseline
Read moreFrom CBO's January 2010 Budget and Economic Outlook, baseline estimates now show that public debt will increase from 53 percent of GDP in 2009 to 67...
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Deficit Falls Slightly, Debt Will Continue to Soar, CBO Warns
Read moreThe federal deficit in FY10 is expected to be $1.35 billion--a slight drop from the $1.41 trillion in FY09--but still the second largest in our nation...
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Disgraceful
Read moreSenate vote on Baucus amendment (97-0 vote to exempt changes to Social Security from a statutory budget commission from fast-track vote in Congress).
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The Cost of Continuing "Current Policy"
Read moreToday, we released our Analysis of CBO’s January 2010 Baseline, which discusses the new CBO baseline in detail, including the new deficit and debt...
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Senate Faces Key Fiscal Votes This Week
Read moreThe Senate will vote this week on key fiscal measures as it attempts to increase the nation’s debt ceiling. The debt limit is expected to be reached...
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President Obama Voices Support for Deficit Commission
Read moreHere is the statement: The serious fiscal situation that our country faces reflects not only the severe economic downturn we inherited, but also years...