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Reforming Health Care Tax Exclusion
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, issued the following statement in response to reports that House...
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10 Ideas to Improve the House GOP Obamacare Replacement
Last week, a draft House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare") was leaked to several outlets, and some reports...
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Has Debt Gone Down By $12 Billion Since Trump Took Office?
On Twitter, President Trump claimed the national debt decreased by $12 billion during his first month in office, as opposed to increasing during...
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Is Trump Proposing One of the Largest Defense Increases in History?
In his joint address to Congress, President Trump said, "I am sending the Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense...
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Join CRFB as We Live Tweet the President's Address to Congress
President Trump will give his first address before a joint session of Congress tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech...
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Co-Chairs Call on Trump to Talk About National Debt in First Address to Joint Session of Congress
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chairs Mitch Daniels, Leon Panetta, and Tim Penny released the following statement Monday calling on...
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Pay-as-you-go: An Important First Budget Step
Today, President Donald Trump released his first budget outline calling for an increase in defense spending. The following is a statement by President...
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Statement by Maya MacGuineas on President’s National Debt Comments
Today, President Trump said the national debt went down $12 billion in the first month of his presidency. Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee...
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What We’d Like to See in President Trump’s FY 2018 “Skinny Budget”
The Trump Administration is expected to soon release its first budget outlining the President’s priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and the...
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Options to Replace the ACA Cadillac Tax
As policymakers debate repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), disagreement remains over how to address the ACA's "...
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The House GOP's Plan for Obamacare Replacement
During a press conference on Thursday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) previewed the House GOP plan that would repeal and replace substantial...
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Five Reasons to Pay for Tax Reform
An executive summary of this paper is available here. An updated version of this paper is available at Tax Reform Should Not Add to the Debt – Here's...