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CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta Tells Face the Nation We Must “Put Everything on the Table”
Read moreCRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta was on Face the Nation on CBS this Sunday. Among a variety of topics, the former Secretary of Defense, Director of the...
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Cutting the Smallest and Slowest Growing Part of the Budget
Read morePresident Trump's March budget release will reportedly increase defense spending next year by $54 billion and cut non-defense spending by the same...
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Gene Steuerle: Before We Reform Tax Policy, We Need to Know What Is Working
Read moreCongress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code.
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Reforming Health Care Tax Exclusion
Read moreMaya 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
Read moreLast 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?
Read moreOn 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?
Read moreIn 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
Read morePresident 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
Read moreCommittee 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
Read moreToday, 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
Read moreToday, 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”
Read moreThe Trump Administration is expected to soon release its first budget outlining the President’s priorities for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and the...