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Congress Should Avoid Shutdown Without Further Debt Increases
There are just a few weeks left to avoid a government shutdown. Without either a continuing resolution or appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2024...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
This paper has been updated here. The new fiscal year (FY) begins on October 1, 2023, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations...
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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" with Annmarie Hordern and Joe Mathieu to discuss the chances of a...
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Budget Experts’ Prediction of a Government Shutdown
We expect there will be an awful lot of talk about a government shutdown in the coming weeks and months, so we decided to create a highly unscientific...
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Fact-Checking the First 2024 GOP Primary Debate
In the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle, candidates made a number of claims relating to fiscal policy, the...
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Chartbook: Fiscal Challenges Facing the Next Administration
On August 23, Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation...
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Principles for a Fiscally Responsible Campaign
US Budget Watch 2024 is a project of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of...
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Interest Rates Hit 16-Year Record
Interest rates are on the rise, with daily Treasury yields up in nearly every maturity since the beginning of August. This piece takes a closer look...
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CBO Outlines Negative Implications of High & Rising National Debt
In its June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dedicated an entire section to discussing the risks and threats of...
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Donald Trump's Proposal to Use Impoundment Authority
In a video published to his campaign website on June 20, 2023, former President Donald Trump declared he would use “impoundment” authority to reduce...
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Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Raising Revenue to Save Social Security
On July 12, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing titled " Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share" to...
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White House Calls for $40 Billion Supplemental
The White House recently proposed a supplemental appropriations package to boost Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ordinary appropriations by $40 billion above...