FY 2018 Budget
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The Republican Study Committee's Budget "Securing America's Future Economy"
Read moreAs the House and Senate move forward in considering the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget over the next few weeks, the Republican Study Committee (RSC)...
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Current Policy Gimmick Would Add Half-Trillion to Debt
Read moreSome tax cutters would like tax reform to embrace a troubling budget gimmick: a current policy baseline. Congressional leaders have set a revenue...
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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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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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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget
Read moreA 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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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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Mike Murphy: House Budget Rightfully Recognizes Threat of Oversized Debt
Read moreMike Murphy, the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that is...
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$200 Billion in Mandatory Savings Should Not Be Too Difficult
Read moreOne of the debates preceding the House Budget resolution was whether the resolution should call for $200 billion of mandatory savings. This week's...
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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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House Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) today released the Chairman’s mark of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution. The budget...
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How Committees Could Meet Reconciliation Instructions for Mandatory Savings
Read more(Update 7/20/2017): The House Budget Committe has since released its FY 2018 budget resolution and reconciliation instructions. You can read an...
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Long-Term Budget Should Be Used to Strengthen Fiscal Responsibility, Not Avoid It
Read moreFor Immediate Release A number of policymakers are advocating the use of a 20-year budget window, rather than the more traditional ten-year window...