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Recent Fiscal Irresponsibility Will Double Deficits
Read moreAs deficits are expected to climb above $1 trillion in the coming years, it's worth noting that tax cuts and spending hikes passed just in the past...
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Letter: Nearly 100 Experts Warn Against Cadillac Tax Repeal
Read moreA group of nearly 100 distinguished health and economic policy experts from across the ideological spectrum joined together to warn the Senate against...
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Addressing Common Claims About the Budget Deal
Read moreThe President and Congressional leaders announced a plan to raise the caps on discretionary spending by $322 billion for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020 and...
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President Trump’s $4 Trillion Debt Increase
Read moreIf the recent budget deal is signed into law, it will be the third major piece of deficit-financed legislation in President Trump's term. In total, we...
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Budget Deal's Offsets Don't Even Cover The Interest
Read morePresident Trump and leaders in Congress announced a deal this week to increase caps on discretionary spending by $169 billion in 2020 and $153 billion...
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Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on Budget Agreement
Read moreFor Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairs Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, and Congressman Tim Penny...
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Ways and Means to Hold Hearing on Social Security 2100 Act
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John Larson’s (D-CT) Social Security 2100 Act (SS2100)...
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Five Reasons to Oppose the Budget Deal
Read moreCongressional leaders and the President announced a proposed budget deal yesterday to raise the caps on discretionary spending for Fiscal Years (FY)...
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Proposed Budget Agreement Could Cost $1.7 Trillion
Read moreUpdate: A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the deal shows that the offsets are $55 billion rather than $77 billion as reported in the press...
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Budget Deal May Be Worst in History
Read moreFor Immediate Release According to press reports, Congress and the President are close to a deal that would lift discretionary spending caps by $320...
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Policymakers Should Offset, or Reset, the Budget Deal
Read moreAccording to news reports, the White House recently sent Congressional leaders nearly $600 billion of potential budget savings options, requesting...
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Watch: What Should We Do About the Zombie Tax Extenders?
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a lunch and panel discussion on What Should We Do About the Zombie Tax Extenders? The...