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CRFB Reacts to the State of the Union Address
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget commends President Obama for his focus on deficit reduction in his State of the Union address, and...
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CRFB to Tweet State of the Union Address
Read moreUPDATE: We will begin Tweeting just after 9pm. Tonight CRFB is live-tweeting President Obama's State of the Union address. Join us at Twitter under...
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CRFB Welcomes New Budget Proposals
Read moreCHAIRMAN Bill Frenzel Tim Penny Charlie Stenholm PRESIDENT Maya MacGuineas DIRECTORS Barry Anderson Roy Ash Charles Bowsher Steve Coll Dan Crippen...
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Op-Ed: Obama's Freeze Is a Good First Step
Read moreCNN | Jan. 27, 2010 When the president unveils his 2011 budget next week, he will propose capping "non-security" discretionary spending at its current...
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Ryan Releases Roadmap
Read moreEarlier today, Republican Congressman Paul Ryan released his update Roadmap for America's Future (and a nifty Website to go with it). Under this...
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Steuerle's 'Fiscal Democracy Index'
Read moreThis morning, CRFB board member Gene Steuerle claimed in a USA Today article that the big problem of current deficits is not just a symptom of the...
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The Debt is Not Just a Beltway Problem
Read moreIn this week’s debate on the Senate floor and the release of several congressional plans to address the deficit and debt, the national debt is on the...
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Blue Dogs Join the Call for Fiscal Reform
Read moreToday, the Blue Dog coalition released its blueprint for fiscal reform. The group, comprised of moderate and conservative Democrats, has long been...
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Budget Commission Falls Short
Read moreA proposal to form a bipartisan commission to address the nation’s mounting long-term debt just fell short of the 60 votes needed for approval in the...
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CRFB Analysis of CBO’s January 2010 Baseline
Read moreFrom CBO's January 2010 Budget and Economic Outlook, baseline estimates now show that public debt will increase from 53 percent of GDP in 2009 to 67...
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Deficit Falls Slightly, Debt Will Continue to Soar, CBO Warns
Read moreThe federal deficit in FY10 is expected to be $1.35 billion--a slight drop from the $1.41 trillion in FY09--but still the second largest in our nation...
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Disgraceful
Read moreSenate vote on Baucus amendment (97-0 vote to exempt changes to Social Security from a statutory budget commission from fast-track vote in Congress).