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Ernst, Lankford, and Perdue Introduce The "No Budget, No Recess" Act
Read moreSenator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Lankford (R-OK) and Perdue (R-GA), today introduced the "No Budget, No Recess" Act." The legislation...
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More Borrowing Not a Shutdown Solution
Read moreFor Immediate Release Recently, several senators have suggested increasing next year’s discretionary spending caps as part of a deal to secure wall...
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CBO: Fixing the Debt Could Increase Average Income by $6,000 Per Person
Read moreWhile some recent commentators have suggested Americans stop worrying about our debt, evidence shows there is a significant upside to addressing our...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2018, and Congress has passed just five out of 12 appropriations bills setting...
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The House Deserves Praise for Restoring the PAYGO Rule
Read moreFor Immediate Release Yesterday the House adopted the rules package for the 116th Congress, which included restoring the pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule...
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Budget Changes in Proposed House Rules
Read moreHouse Democrats are proposing a package of rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress. The package contains many changes from...
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Our Top Fiscal Charts of 2018
Read moreThe year 2018 was a busy time for budget policy, which gave us plenty of opportunities for analysis via tables and graphs. We published over 250 blogs...
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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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House to Vote on $100 Billion Lame Duck Tax Package
Read moreThe House will likely consider a package of lame duck tax cuts costing almost $100 billion over ten years. About half of the cost comes from delaying...
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on the Perils of Ignoring Debt
Read moreOn December 20, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Financial Services Committee on...
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Maya MacGuineas Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee
Read moreCRFB president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday, December 20. The hearing, entitled "The Peril of...
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What Happens in a Partial Government Shutdown?
Read morePolicymakers have until midnight on Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown. Lawmakers have already passed full-year appropriations for five of...