Budget Process
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Pathway to a Responsible Federal Budget
Read moreToday, the independent Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) released a set of principles for the fiscal year 2017 budget resolution... -
2015’s Fiscal Follies and Reasons for Hope
Read moreIt’s the end of the year and like so many organizations, CRFB wanted to share with you our top 10 list: a look back at Congress’s 10 top fiscal... -
Peuquet Highlights Importance of Budget Debates
Read moreAs we face an end-of-the-year legislative crunch that promises to be fiscally irresponsible, former Research Director of the Committee for a... -
A Biennial Approach to Better Budgeting
Read moreBiennial budgeting was the subject of a recent Senate Budget Committee hearing, the second in a series on budget process. Testifying were Senator... -
Will Budget Negotiators Depend on OCO?
Read moreRecent press reports indicate that the ongoing budget negotiations between Congressional leaders and the White House may lean on the use of the... -
Time To Reform The Federal Budget Process
Read moreThe Senate Budget Committee held a hearing this week, the first in a series, on the need to reform the federal budget process. Testifying were Michael... -
Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling - Oct 2015
Read moreMarch 2017 Note: We have updated this Q&A. A new version is available here. -
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Two Months, Four Fiscal Speed Bumps to Deal With
Read moreWe are coming down the home stretch of calendar year 2015, with only a little more than two months left. Lawmakers will have to get to work as they... -
Debt Limit Coming Nov. 5 - Time for Reform?
Read moreYesterday evening, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew indicated that the extraordinary measures Treasury is using to avoid breaching the debt limit will run... -
Senate Funding Bill Would Rely on OCO Gimmick
Read moreThe Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week posted a draft bill that would extend government funding until December 11 and avert a... -
Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) Plan
Read moreDownload a 1-page summary of the plan. Update 9/16/2015: The appendix was corrected to accurately describe the proposed change to federal employee...