Budgets & Projections
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Analysis of CBO’s Budget and Economic Outlook (January 2020)
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January 2020 Budget and Economic Outlook, projecting the return of trillion-dollar deficits...
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CBO's Budget Projections Show Deteriorating Fiscal Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its latest Budget and Economic Outlook, which shows trillion-dollar deficits returning permanently...
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The Return of Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade this afternoon, which warned...
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Group Requests CBO to Include Debt Servicing Impact in Legislative Cost Estimates
Read moreSenator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Michael Cloud (R-TX), in a bipartisan and bicameral group of 68 lawmakers, this week...
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FixUS Initiative Launches to Better Understand & Address Growing National Divisions
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is launching FixUS, a new project to better understand and address the political...
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President Trump has Signed $4.7 Trillion of Debt into Law
Read moreOur US Budget Watch 2020 project analyzes, estimates, and explains the fiscal implications of proposals introduced during the presidential campaigns...
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Cassidy Criticizes Process and Results of Budget Deal
Read moreSenator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago criticized last month's appropriations deal for both its rushed and...
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Maya MacGuineas: A Resolution for Congress in 2020 – Make Better Fiscal Policy Decisions
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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Our Top Fiscal Charts of 2019
Read more2019 was a busy year for budget policy, which gave us ample opportunities to conduct substantive policy analysis using charts and tables. This year...
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The Decade in the Federal Budget
Read moreWhen it comes to fiscal policy, the 2010s have been quite a rollercoaster. Below, we’ve identified a few major budgetary trends and patterns of the...
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Policymakers Added $2.2 Trillion to the Debt in 2019
Read moreWith Congress finishing up appropriations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, including additional provisions that will add $500 billion in debt over the next...
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Maya MacGuineas: Will the Federal Government's Nonstop Spending Binge Continue?
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...