Budget Process
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Fiscal Commission Act Reintroduced in the House
Read moreRepresentatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, recently reintroduced the Fiscal Commission...
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Maya MacGuineas on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with hosts Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss the House budget...
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Stop Making Reconciliation Worse
Read moreAs lawmakers continue to negotiate new policies and adjustments to the House’s reconciliation bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the list of...
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Moody’s Downgrade Highlights Seriousness of Fiscal Situation
Read moreThe credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of the US government from “Aaa” to “Aa1,” specifically noting that they “do not believe...
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Fiscal Commission Would Be Step In the Right Direction
Read moreRepresentatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum , this week introduced bipartisan legislation...
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CRFB Reacts to Ongoing Reconciliation Deliberations
Read moreThirty-two Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House leadership today laying out their conditions for supporting a reconciliation...
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Ways & Means Has Plenty of Deficit Reduction Options
Read moreThe Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over nearly $50 trillion of spending and tax breaks that can be tapped for reconciliation, including...
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Budget 101
Read moreKey Resources to Get You Started or Refresh Your Understanding of Fiscal Topics The Budget 101 resources page offers a collection of materials...
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Experts Push Back on Current Policy Switch
Read moreAs Congress continues to discuss a compromise budget resolution between the House and Senate, setting the stage for reconciliation, the choice of...
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Either Reconciliation Approach Would Raise Debt Ceiling With More Borrowing
Read moreThe reconciliation instructions in the Senate-adopted concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 would allow for a $4 to $5 trillion debt...
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The Senate Abandons All Semblance of Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreThe Senate is expected to vote tomorrow morning on its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution following the “vote-a-rama” series of...
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Debt Ceiling Needs to be Raised in Advance of X Date
Read moreRecent reports from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Bipartisan Policy Center estimate that the debt ceiling, which was reinstated on...