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Momentum for Lower Drug Prices Emerging
Read morePolicymakers have been quietly making progress on lowering drug prices in recent weeks. Most notably, the Department of Health and Human Services...
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Beware the Budget Busters in the Lame Duck
Read moreThe lame duck Congress will return to Washington with an important to-do list that includes either finishing the seven unfinished appropriation bills...
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Highlights from 2018
Read moreWe celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. To help propel us into this hectic and consequential...
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The Tax Bill Did Not Cause Revenue to Rise
Read moreA common misleading claim this fall has been that tax revenues have increased, even with the large tax cuts enacted last year. While it is technically...
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A 5 Percent Discretionary Cut Still Provides Ample Spending
Read morePresident Trump has asked each cabinet secretary to propose a plan to cut 5 percent of their agency's budget for next year. Assuming this cut is...
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Memo to the JSC: Including Debt Targets in the JSC’s Budget Process Reform Package
Read moreThe statutory deadline for reporting legislation is moving ever closer, and public statements show a notable portion of the Members of the Joint...
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Memo to the JSC: Joint Select Committee Reform Options
Read moreWith the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) preparing for a likely mark-up during the week of November 12, we...
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Resources and Recommendations for Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform
Read moreIn February, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 established the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) tasked with...
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3rd Quarter Growth of 3.5 Percent is Good News, But Doesn't Reflect a Sustained Boost
Read moreThe Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today announced its initial estimate that the economy grew at a 3.5 percent annualized rate in the third quarter...
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Marc Goldwein and Mark Litow: The fate of American health-care reform is on the ballot this November
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, and Mark Litow is the...
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The 75-Year Budget Outlook
Read moreThe federal budget is on an unsustainable long-term trajectory. With federal debt already high and rising, the country’s fiscal outlook in the medium...
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Further Tax Cuts Would Be Irresponsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release Recently, President Trump called for a new 10 percent middle class tax cut, which news reports suggest Congress is working to...