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CRFB Reacts to Proposed Fiscal Commission
Today, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Co-Chairs Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) proposed bipartisan legislation to establish a...
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It's Time for A Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
The national debt is on an unsustainable path, interest costs are exploding, and the Social Security and Medicare trust funds are approaching...
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Maya MacGuineas: Finally, a Serious Idea to Address the National Debt
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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87% Chance of Shutdown, Per CRFB Budget Experts' Poll
The odds of a government shutdown, per the unscientific CRFB Budget Experts' Poll, have shot up to 87 percent (after dropping one expert's prediction...
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Kent Conrad and Rob Portman: It isn’t hopeless. We can fix our debt and deficit problems.
Kent Conrad is a former senator, former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Rob...
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CRFB Budget Experts' Poll: 70% Chance of Shutdown
In our second round of unscientific polling of budget experts, they now place the chance of a government shutdown in October at 70 percent – up from...
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Congress Should Establish a Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
Calls have grown for a bipartisan fiscal commission in recent days. On Monday, an ideologically diverse group of experts and thought leaders urged...
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Thought Leaders Urge Establishment of Fiscal Commission
Today, an ideologically diverse group of thought leaders are issuing a letter calling for the establishment of a bipartisan fiscal commission. The...
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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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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg Television's "Balance of Power" with Annmarie Hordern and Joe Mathieu to discuss the...