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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Wall Street Week"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined "Wall Street Week" with David Westin to discuss President Joe Biden and Donald Trump's policy... -
Budget Agreement Should Pave Way for Appropriations
Read moreHouse and Senate leadership announced a topline agreement yesterday on appropriations levels for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The agreement would maintain... -
Gross National Debt Tops $34 Trillion; Third Milestone in 12 Months
Read moreThe gross national debt of the United States topped $34 trillion Friday after topping $33 trillion in September, the U.S. Treasury confirmed today... -
Top 10 Fiscal Charts of 2023
Read moreFiscal policy was once again at the forefront of congressional debates in 2023, giving us many opportunities to write about and illustrate the... -
Lawmakers Are Mulling Up to $2.3 Trillion in Borrowing
Read moreSo far, this year, lawmakers have enacted $1.3 trillion of ten-year debt reduction (see our debt thermometer) – the most since 2011. But policies... -
Treasury: $381 Billion Deficit in First 2 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $381 billion in the first two months of fiscal year 2024, including $314 billion in November, according to the latest... -
CBO Estimates $383 Billion Deficit For First Two Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $383 billion in the first two months of fiscal year 2024, including $317 billion in November, according to the latest... -
Treasury Confirms $67 Billion Deficit in First Month of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $67 billion in the first month of fiscal year 2024, according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury... -
TCJA Expansions Could Balloon Cost of Extensions
Read moreExtending various income and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expiring after 2025 would cost $3.4 trillion through 2035... -
CBO Estimates $65 Billion Deficit For First Month of Fiscal Year
Read moreSince Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 began on October 1, the United States has already borrowed $65 billion, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review... -
Chartbook: R versus G and the National Debt
Read moreOn October 31, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget senior vice president and senior policy director Marc Goldwein gave a presentation on the... -
ARCHIVE: Introducing the CRFB Debt Thermometer (2023)
Read moreNote: This is an archived version of the initial CRFB Debt Thermometer. For the most recent thermometer, see this page . Fiscal policy has profound...