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The Wall Should Be Paid For
Read moreCongress is expecting a request from the Trump Administration for $12 to $15 billion in supplemental appropriations to fund the construction of a...
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Lawmakers Must Pay for the Border Wall and Other Initiatives
Read moreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday estimated the cost of a border wall with Mexico at between $12 billion and...
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Mandatory Spending Continues to Drive Spending Growth
Read moreThe deficit will rise dramatically over the next decade, from about $560 billion at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 to over $1.4 trillion at the end...
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CBO's Budget Projections Show Unsustainable Fiscal Situation
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released their baseline projections, showing high and rising debt and widening deficits in the coming years...
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CBO’s January 2017 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreAs President Trump enters his first full week in office, new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projections show that he faces an unsustainable fiscal...
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Statement by Maya MacGuineas on Confirmation Hearing of Rep. Mick Mulvaney for OMB Director
Read moreToday, the Senate Budget Committee and Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held confirmation hearings for Congressman Mick Mulvaney to...
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Statement by Maya MacGuineas on the Inauguration of Donald Trump
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget welcomes Donald Trump and Mike Pence as the President and Vice President of the United States. The new...
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Maya MacGuineas and Stuart Butler Publish Joint Paper Over Long-Term Budgeting
Read moreCRFB president Maya MacGuineas and Brookings Institution senior fellow Stuart Butler published a paper last week outlining a plan to create a long...
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Dave Walker: Washington’s chance to reform the status quo
Read moreDavid Walker is a former Comptroller General of the United States (head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office) and is a member of the Committee...
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Maya MacGuineas on C-SPAN’s “Q&A”
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, recently appeared on C-SPAN’s “Q&A” and discussed a variety of topics...
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Principles for Responsible "Obamacare" Repeal and Replace
Read morePolicymakers are expected to soon consider legislation to repeal and possibly replace large parts of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA” or “Obamacare”)...
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Budget Will Be Difficult to Balance Without ACA Savings
Read moreFor the past three years, Republicans have proposed budgets with a goal of achieving balance within the next decade. However, that goal will be much...