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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.8 Trillion in June 2026
Read moreThe federal government has borrowed $1.8 trillion over the past 12 months based on the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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CBO Estimates FY 2026 Deficit Overtakes 2025, Totals $1.4 Trillion
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $126 billion in June, according to the latest...
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CBO Estimates Proposed EV Fee Will Raise $12 Billion
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate of the potential revenue from a registration fee on Electric Vehicles (EVs) included in the...
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Principles for Fighting Waste, Fraud, Errors, and Abuse in Reconciliation
Read moreAs the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce...
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Saving MEDICARE Act Would Dramatically Reduce MA Overpayments
Read moreRepresentative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 44 cosponsors recently introduced the Saving Medicare Enrollees from Deceptive Insurers and Creating Ample...
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Even Fiscal Doves Now Worry About the Debt
Read moreThe national debt is on an unsustainable path and represents a growing threat to the budget and economy. Increasingly, even former “fiscal doves” are...
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House Highway Bill Costs At Least $100-$235 Billion Over a Decade
Read moreThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs – the BUILD...
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Statement for the Record on The Future of Social Security
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The Future...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
Read moreThe appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Leaders Introduce Budgeting for a Better America Act
Read moreRepresentatives Steve Womack (R-AR), Ed Case (D-HI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Budgeting for a Better America Act...
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Supplemental Funding Should Be Carefully Reviewed and Fully Offset
Read moreThe White House recently requested an $87.6 billion supplemental appropriations package. Their request includes over $70 billion for military and...
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Marc Goldwein: Social Security is set to go insolvent unless leaders can make tough decisions on reform
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...