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Reopen the Government Without Adding More Debt
Read moreThe federal government has been operating under a shutdown since the beginning of the month. Although the government continues many of its core...
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CBO Estimates $1.8 Trillion Deficit for Fiscal Year 2025
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget deficit in its Monthly Budget Review...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to discuss the...
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Lawmakers Should Avoid a Wasteful Government Shutdown
Read moreGovernment funding runs out at midnight tonight, with none of the twelve appropriations bills nor a temporary continuing resolution (CR) having been...
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Mid-Session Review Offers a Dose of Fiscal Fantasy
Read moreThe White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released its Mid-Session Review (MSR) for the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget...
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Chris Towner: The Social Security and Medicare Funding Problems Are Real
Read moreChris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Monthly, an...
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Replacing Tariff Revenue if the Supreme Court Rules Tariffs Illegal
Read moreThis November, the Supreme Court will hold oral arguments on whether a large swath of President Trump‘s tariffs are illegal or not, possibly leading...
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Congress Should Not Add $1.5 Trillion to Debt in CR
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2025 will end at midnight on September 30, and unless policymakers agree on passing all 12 appropriations bills or passing a...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.9 Trillion in August 2025
Read moreFrom September 2024 through August 2025, the federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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Reduce the Debt with Government Funding Deadline
Read moreFiscal Year 2025 will end on September 30, and none of the 12 appropriations bills to fund the government have been signed into law. Without action...
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Maya MacGuineas on MSNBC's "Ana Cabrera Reports"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on MSNBC's "Ana Cabrera Reports" to discuss the impact of...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to discuss revenue from...