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Alice Rivlin: Don’t undermine the Congressional Budget Office. Use it.
Congress faces a daunting legislative agenda: Health care is “complicated,” as President Trump recently discovered. So are tax reform and spending...
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Gene Steuerle: Before We Reform Tax Policy, We Need to Know What Is Working
Congress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code.
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Judd Gregg: The Way Ahead on Tax, Debt and Healthcare
This is a “have your cake and eat it too” moment.
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Dave Walker: Washington’s chance to reform the status quo
David Walker is a former Comptroller General of the United States (head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office) and is a member of the Committee...
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Different Approaches to ACA Repeal have Different Costs and/or Savings
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington Wire...
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Mike Murphy: 10 Things Trump Should Do to Secure Our Fiscal Future
Mike Murphy, the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a guest post that...
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Judd Gregg: Passing Tax Reform 101
A wall all along the southern border would surely be a signature event.
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Gene Steuerle: Six Bipartisan Opportunities for President-elect Trump
I have never believed that candidates should lay out detailed policy agendas in their campaigns. While broad outlines are helpful, the specifics are...
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Marc Goldwein: These 5 Supposed Fixes for Social Security Won’t Solve Its Problems
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed...
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Maya MacGuineas: Neither Candidate Has Any Real Plan for Our National Debt
Maya 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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Paul A. Volcker & Peter G. Peterson: Ignoring the Debt Problem
Peter G. Peterson is the founder and chairman of the Pete G. Peterson Foundation and a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget...
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Gene Steuerle: Social Security Must Be Fair for Everyone, Not Just Retirees
No one should assess Social Security policy in isolation.