Budget Process
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget...
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We Need To Improve Focus on the Long Term
Read moreToday CRFB released a new paper as part of our Better Budget Process Initiative titled " Improving Focus on the Long Term." The budget process focuses...
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CRFB Budget Resolution Principles
Read moreOne of the first and most important priorities Congress should be agreeing to a budget resolution conference report that lays out a framework for...
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Fiscal Speed Bumps Will Keep the New Congress Busy
Read moreAlthough the 114th Congress is just getting settled, it will have to move quickly to address a series of deadlines with serious policy and fiscal...
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The Other Fiscal Implications of the New House Rules
Read moreThe recently adopted House rules for the 114th Congress are getting attention in the budget world mostly for their requirement that the Congressional...
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The House's New Rule on Dynamic Scoring
Read moreThis week, the House approved a rule change related to dynamic scoring. Specifically, the rule would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and...
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Event Recap: A Discussion on Dynamic Scoring
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a policy discussion this past Tuesday on dynamic scoring. CRFB President Maya MacGuineas opened...
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Yes, Tax Cuts Increase the Debt
Read moreWith Congress set to retroactively revive the tax extenders for the past year at a cost of $42 billion, our president, Maya MacGuineas, published a...
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Tax Extenders Deal Violates the Budget Act, Adds to Debt
Read moreThe House approved last night a deficit-increasing one-year tax extenders package. After a correction by the Joint Committee on Taxation, the updated...
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The Worst Lame Duck Ideas That Can Add $1.5 Trillion to the Debt
Read morePolicymakers are considering using the lame duck session to substantially worsen the nation's budget. A commonly discussed package would add...
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Senate Switch Could Boost Chances for Dynamic Scoring
Read moreIf Republicans win a majority in the U.S. Senate this November, they may push to have the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on...