FY 2018 Budget
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Letter to Budget Committee Chairmen: Focus on the Debt
Read moreWe sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) last week asking them to...
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Trump Budget Spending Increases Aren’t All Paid For
Read moreAlthough President’s Trump “ skinny budget” pays for most of its defense spending increases with cuts elsewhere, one-fifth of the spending increases...
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AHCA Saves Money, But Could Make Getting to Balance Harder
Read moreHouse Republican leaders have introduced an ACA replacement bill, the American Health Care Act (AHCA), which the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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MacGuineas Explains the President's "Skinny Budget" and the Debt Ceiling on NBC and Fox
Read moreCRFB President Maya MacGuineas appeared on NBC and Fox News yesterday to discuss President Trump's new "skinny budget" and the debt limit. On Nightly...
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President Trump's FY 2018 "Skinny Budget"
Read moreThe Trump Administration today released its "skinny budget," which details its plans for defense and non-defense discretionary spending for Fiscal...
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Cutting the Smallest and Slowest Growing Part of the Budget
Read morePresident Trump's March budget release will reportedly increase defense spending next year by $54 billion and cut non-defense spending by the same...
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Is Trump Proposing One of the Largest Defense Increases in History?
Read moreIn his joint address to Congress, President Trump said, "I am sending the Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense...
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Pay-as-you-go: An Important First Budget Step
Read moreToday, President Donald Trump released his first budget outline calling for an increase in defense spending. The following is a statement by President...
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What We’d Like to See in President Trump’s FY 2018 “Skinny Budget”
Read moreThe Trump Administration is expected to soon release its first budget outlining the President’s priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and the...
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Principles for the Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution
Read moreThe Congressional budget resolution is a guiding document that should establish the nation’s budget priorities, the approach to financing them, and a...
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What's Needed to Balance the Budget and Meet Other Fiscal Goals
Read moreWith debt projected to rise from 77 percent of GDP today to 89 percent by the end of the decade, our latest estimates find that fixing the debt is...
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Budget Will Be Difficult to Balance Without ACA Savings
Read moreFor the past three years, Republicans have proposed budgets with a goal of achieving balance within the next decade. However, that goal will be much...