Budget Process
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Playing By the (Budget) Rules: Understanding and Preventing Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe breakdown in the federal budget process and erosion of budget discipline have led to the increasingly pervasive reliance on budget gimmicks. While...
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WATCH: The Better Budget Process Summit
Read moreOn February 26, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted the first annual Better Budget Process Summit. This year’s summit featured an...
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CRFB Statement on Joint Select Committee Members
Read moreFor Immediate Release House leaders named several members Friday to the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a 16...
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Five Ways the Budget Process Has Failed
Read moreToday is the deadline for Congressional leaders to announce the Members of Congress serving on the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations...
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A Short Primer on the Congressional Budget Office
Read moreWith the House and Senate recently undergoing oversight hearings of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), it's helpful to remember what CBO is and...
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MacGuineas to Senate Subcommittee: Budget Process Reform Needed
Read moreThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management held a hearing on Tuesday...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. As we’ve learned to expect, Congress seems to be waiting until the last minute to address several important fiscal...
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Continuing Resolutions, Omnibuses, and Shutdowns
Read moreOn February 6, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Senate Homeland Security and...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: A New Series on Children and the Federal Budget
Read moreThe federal budget is arguably the most comprehensive representation of the federal government’s priorities. Policymakers use the budget to determine...
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With Debt Limit Reinstated, It's Time for Reform
Read moreAs lawmakers go to conference for the tax bill, an important issue has flown under the radar. The debt limit was reinstated on December 9 after the...
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How the FY 2018 Budget Could Avoid a Conference
Read moreThe Senate Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution passed last night on a 51-49 vote. The budget included a "technical" amendment by Senate Budget...
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How PAYGO Rules Could Affect Tax Reform
Read moreMost of the discussion about rules that could prevent tax reform from increasing the deficit has focused on the Byrd Rule. Congress could get around...