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Event Recap: The Fiscal Outlook After the Debt Limit Deal
Read moreThe bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), signed into law in May, is the largest deficit reduction legislation enacted in nearly a dozen years...
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Asa Hutchinson's Proposal to Reduce the Federal Civilian Workforce by 10 Percent
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson recently proposed shrinking the size of the federal civilian workforce, which we estimate could save...
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Analysis of CBO's June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook, projecting that the national debt is on an unsustainable...
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CBO Releases June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook that projects the nation's fiscal future over the next...
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Long-Term Projections Paint a Bleak Fiscal Picture
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook today, which shows debt rising to 181 percent of GDP by 2053 under CBO’s...
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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" to discuss the latest Long-Term Budget Outlook from the...
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Rep. Grothman Introduces Bill to Enforce FY 2026-2029 Spending Caps
Read moreRepresentative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) recently introduced the Enforce the Caps Act in the House, along with nearly a dozen co-sponsors. The legislation...
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Marc Goldwein: Pulling Levers to Prevent Cuts to Social Security Benefits
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He was recently featured in a...
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John Kasich and Leon Panetta: The Fiscal Responsibility Act is Only a First Step Toward Truly Responsible Spending and Debt Reduction
Read moreJohn Kasich and Leon Panetta are former Members of Congress and a Director and Co-Chair, respectively, of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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The Post-FRA Fiscal Outlook
Read moreThe nation's fiscal outlook has improved slightly since the last Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline in May, thanks to the $1.5 trillion of ten...
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Time to Fix Medicaid Financing Schemes
Read moreThis paper is part of a series on Medicaid financing. Other papers in the series discuss provider taxes and supplemental payments . Medicaid is...
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RSC Releases FY 2024 Budget Proposal
Read moreThe Republican Study Committee (RSC) recently released its annual budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, covering the upcoming fiscal year and the...