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Maya MacGuineas: Declaring War on Fiscal Responsibility
Maya 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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Drivers of Spending Growth in the Long Term
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest Long-Term Budget Outlook projects that federal debt held by the public will exceed the size of the...
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Letter to Budget Committee Chairmen: Focus on the Debt
We sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) last week asking them to...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2017
Both the House (by a 309-118 vote) and the Senate (by a 79-18 vote) have passed the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations bills, which funds the government...
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CRFB Explainer: Gimmicks in the FY 17 Omnibus Bill
A negotiated deal to fund the government through the rest of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 has passed the House of Representatives, with final passage...
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How Much Will the Revised Health Bill Cost?
House Republicans are reportedly nearing a deal to vote on passage of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) to repeal and replace the Affordable Care...
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Maya MacGuineas: Trump's Tax Plan Will Add $5.5 Trillion to the Debt
Maya 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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The Byrd Rule and Its Effect on Health Reform: A Short Guide
The Byrd Rule is a set of limitations on the reconciliation process, which can allow the Senate to pass legislation with a simple majority rather than...
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How Much Will Trump's Tax Plan Cost?
The White House released principles and a framework for tax reform today. We applaud the President's focus on tax reform, but the plan includes far...
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Is President Trump's Tax Cut the Largest in History?
In their tax reform framework memo, the Trump Administration calls their plan "The Biggest Individual and Business Tax Cut in American History." And...
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Statement on President's Tax Plan
For Immediate Release Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, has made the following statement on the President...
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Comparing the Trump Campaign and Better Way Tax Plans
With President Trump expected to release new details about his Administration's tax reform plan on Wednesday, we thought it would be useful to take...