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The Republican Study Committee's Budget "Securing America's Future Economy"
Read moreAs the House and Senate move forward in considering the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget over the next few weeks, the Republican Study Committee (RSC)...
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Are Today's Seniors Facing a "Retirement Crisis?" Not Really
Read moreNumerous headlines have claimed that we are facing a “retirement crisis,” and that most Americans are not saving enough to maintain their standard of...
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Ed Rendell and Judd Gregg: Playing Politics with the Nation’s Financial Future
Read moreEd Rendell and Judd Gregg are co-chairs of the Fix the Debt Campaign, a project of CRFB. Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire...
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Marc Goldwein: National Debt: Yes, Rising Annual Deficits Threaten the U.S. Economy
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote a column...
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Maya MacGuineas: GOP Considering a Half-Trillion-Dollar Tax-Reform Trick
Read moreMaya 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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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreWe have updated this document. The most recent version is available here. It’s déjà vu all over again, again – Congress seems to be waiting until the...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling - Sep 2017
Read moreThis Q&A has been updated. See here for the latest version. One issue that must be addressed this month is the federal debt ceiling, which was...
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Does 3% Growth Mean We Can Go Much Higher?
Read moreYesterday, President Trump gave a speech in which he mentioned that the U.S. economy grew 3.0 percent in the second quarter. While this is a solid...
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Current Policy Gimmick Would Add Half-Trillion to Debt
Read moreSome tax cutters would like tax reform to embrace a troubling budget gimmick: a current policy baseline. Congressional leaders have set a revenue...
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Statement on President Trump's Tax Speech
Read moreFor Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas released the following statement in response to President...
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Tax Reform Should Not Add to the Debt – Here's 5 Reasons Why
Read moreAs lawmakers return from recess and move onto the fall's agenda, tax reform remains the top priority for both Congress and the Administration. The tax...
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The ACA's Cost-Sharing Reductions (CSRs): A Primer
Read moreOn October 13, the Trump Administration announced that it would no longer make cost-sharing reduction (CSR) payments as of October 18. Below is our...