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Play Debt-O During State of the Union 2019!
Read morePresident Donald Trump will give his second State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech, providing analysis...
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Leon Panetta: Five Lessons that Never Seem to Be Learned from Shutting Down the Government
Read moreLeon Panetta is co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, former budget director and White House chief of staff under President Bll...
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Are Defense and Disasters Causing the Deficit Increase?
Read moreWhen asked about the increasing deficit, President Trump yesterday pointed to defense spending increases and disaster relief. While both of those...
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Maya MacGuineas: National Debt is About to Roar Back to Life as a Pressing Issue
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published an op-ed with CNN. An excerpt is below. As a result of an...
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New White House Report Shows Deficit Projections Have Doubled
Read moreFor Immediate Release The White House Office of Management and Budget released its annual mid-session review Friday, updating deficit projections in...
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CBO Releases Estimate of the President's Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's 2019 budget today. The estimates show debt would continue to rise under...
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CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2019 Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the...
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Rescission Package Very Small Step in Right Direction
Read moreFor Immediate Release The White House unveiled a $15 billion package of proposed spending rescissions on Tuesday, which they estimated will reduce...
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Does the President's Budget Slash Social Security and Medicare?
Read moreSeveral lawmakers have claimed that President Trump's latest budget would " slash," " gut," and " devastate" Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid...
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An Overview of the President's FY 2019 Budget
Read moreMoments ago, President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget proposals, outlining his tax and spending proposals for the next decade. We...
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President Trump's Fiscal Record So Far
Read moreAs the first year of the Trump Presidency closes, it is worth taking a look at how the fiscal health of the country has changed since President Trump...
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Treasury Department Report Assumes Instead of Analyzing
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy issued a finding that claims the Senate Finance Committee's tax reform...