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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the Budget Conference
With the budget conference complete, it is now up to each chamber of Congress to pass the FY 2016 concurrent budget resolution. We've already written...
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$180 Billion Added to the Debt This Congress - How Deep Will Congress Dig?
Our partners at Fix the Debt released a graphic yesterday highlighting the fiscal irresponsibility of the 114th Congress in the few months it has been...
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The Post-SGR Budget Outlook
Lawmakers cleared their second Fiscal Speed Bump of the year - the expiration of the one-year "doc fix" - earlier this month, scuttling the Medicare...
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Update: Fiscal Speed Bumps
Congress sped through this year's second and third " Fiscal Speed Bumps" in March, ignoring the return of the statutory debt limit (though the hard...
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Appropriators Jump the Gun and Start the FY 2016 Funding Race
The House Appropriations Committee kicked off appropriations season this week by starting to mark up their Fiscal Year 2016 bills at the same time...
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Join the CRFB Team!
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is pleased to announce three new job openings. Those who are interested can visit our jobs page for a...
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Bipartisan Plan Paves Way for Transportation Reform
At the end of May, lawmakers will have to reauthorize surface transportation spending, and by the summer, they will need to have a solution to address...
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How the House Trade Bills Abide by PAYGO
Big economic policy news came last week when lawmakers announced a bipartisan agreement (H.R. 1890) to revive Trade Promotion Authority in order to...
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CRFB and FTD Publish Q&A on the Budget Conference
We published a paper with our partners at Fix the Debt last week to help answer questions about the budget conference committee that met for the first...
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An 'Interactive' Analysis of Christie's & Sanders's Social Security Plans
Earlier this week, CRFB analyzed a new plan from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie that, among other things, would close about 60 percent of the...
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Continuing Coburn's Legacy, Rep. Russell Publishes Waste Watch No. 1
In an ode to former Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and his work to shed light on government waste with the annual publication of his Wastebook, freshman Rep...
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CRFB Publishes Analysis of Budget Process in the FY 2016 Budget Resolutions
With the House and Senate preparing to go to conference to work out the differences between their budget resolutions, we published a paper Tuesday...