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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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
Mike Murphy: Unlike Politicians in D.C., Some Are Willing to Work Together
Read moreMike Murphy is the Chief of Staff and Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's FixUs initiative. He recently wrote an op-ed for... -
Year-End Tax Cuts Would Add $470 Billion to the Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release Press reports suggest lawmakers are negotiating a deal to combine year-end funding bills with a series of large tax cuts –... -
OECD: U.S. Has the Highest Deficit
Read moreThe United States had the highest deficit in 2018 among Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries according to the... -
Burchett, Case, and Womack Introduce RAFT Act
Read moreOne way to begin addressing our unsustainable fiscal situation is to set fiscal goals, which could come in the form of debt targets. A new bill... -
Washington Must Avoid Budget-Busting Christmas Tree Legislation
Read moreFor Immediate Release Back from Thanksgiving recess, Congress now has less than three weeks to fund the government before the current continuing...