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Spending is Too High, But At Least Congress Avoids Debt-Fueled Christmas Tree Bill
Read moreLawmakers unveiled an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 today. The bill would set discretionary spending at around $1.65 trillion...
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William Hoagland: The next House speaker should learn from 2011 experience on fiscal reform
Read moreG. William Hoagland is senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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CRFB Launches Ad Campaign Urging No New Borrowing for the Rest of 2022
Read moreAs lawmakers contemplate a number of tax breaks and spending increases as part of a year-end legislative package, the Committee for a Responsible...
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CBO Releases 2022 Budget Options Report
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2023 to 2032 report this week, outlining 76 policy options and...
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Congress Should Avoid Budget-Busting Omnibus
Read moreCongressional negotiators are apparently discussing a Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill of $1.65 trillion or higher, which would represent...
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Maya MacGuineas: Here’s A Blueprint For Tackling America’s Crippling National Debt
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Budget Experts Urge Congress: No New Borrowing for Remainder of 2022
Read moreToday budget experts from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Concord Coalition, Progressive Policy Institute, and R Street Institute sent...
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Maya MacGuineas: Washington should make a pledge: No new debt for the rest of 2022
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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New Projection: Federal Debt Will Reach Record Levels Sooner Than Expected
Read moreThe nation’s fiscal and economic outlook has deteriorated substantially since the last Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline in May, when CBO...
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CBO Reports $83 Billion Deficit in First Month of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $83 billion in October, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the Congressional Budget Office. The following...
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The CRFB Fiscal Blueprint for Reducing Debt and Inflation
Read moreThe United States faces numerous economic and fiscal challenges, including surging inflation, rising interest rates, trust funds heading toward...
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A $1.4 Trillion Deficit Is Not An Accomplishment
Read moreThe U.S. Treasury Department released the final Monthly Treasury Statement for Fiscal Year 2022 today, confirming the deficit totaled nearly $1.4...