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Current Policy Baseline Would Set Dangerous Precedent
Read moreAs lawmakers continue to prepare for using budget reconciliation to enact their priorities, some continue to suggest that they should use a “current...
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FY 2025 & 2026 Budget Resolution Principles
Read moreA fiscally responsible budget resolution should abide by the following principles: Set a meaningful fiscal goal with a plan to meet that goal The...
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Maya MacGuineas on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss the nation's fiscal outlook, President...
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Has TCJA Paid For Itself?
Read moreIn early 2018, following passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the Congressional Budget Office projected revenue collection would total about...
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Marc Goldwein on CNBC's "The Exchange"
Read moreThe Committee's senior vice president and senior policy director, Marc Goldwein, recently appeared on CNBC's "The Exchange" alongside Don Schneider...
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Trump’s Latest Tariff Plan Could Raise $1.5 Trillion
Read morePresident Trump has announced that he is planning to impose a 10 percent tariff on all imports from China and a 25 percent tariff on imports from...
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CBO Releases January 2025 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January 2025 Budget and Economic Outlook today, projecting that the national debt remains on an...
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CBO: Record Debt in 4 Years, Interest Matching Record This Year
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest projections for the budget and economic outlook today, projecting that the national debt...
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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Wall Street Week"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Wall Street Week" to discuss the fiscal situation of the incoming...
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CBO’s Medicare Savings Options
Read moreMedicare – a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and some individuals with disabilities – is one of the largest and fastest...
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Case and Womack Renew Efforts with the Sustainable Budget Act
Read moreRepresentatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR) recently reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act (H.R. 222), which would establish an 18-member...
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Treasury Confirms Calendar Year 2024 Deficit Tops $2.0 Trillion
Read moreThe Treasury Department released the Monthly Treasury Statement for December, showing the United States borrowed $2.0 trillion in calendar year 2024...