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Senate Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreSenate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Senate budget resolution today. The budget proposes $3.3 trillion...
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The Senate Budget Is Not Responsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today the Senate released a budget resolution that will pave the way for tax reform. The following is a statement from Maya...
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Maya MacGuineas: Missed Opportunity to Use Health Care, Tax Policies to Stop Debt Growth
Read moreHeadlines were made recently when the gross national debt topped $20 trillion for the first time. You would think this ominous milestone might give...
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Comparing the Reconciliation Instructions in the Congressional Budgets
Read moreWith news that the Senate Budget Committee has agreed to reconciliation instructions for a $1.5 trillion tax cut, policymakers seem poised to...
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Senate Budget Should Pursue Fiscally Responsible Tax Reform, Not Unpaid-for Tax Cuts
Read moreFor Immediate Release Reports suggest that the Senate Budget Committee is considering a budget resolution that allows for $1.5 trillion dollars in...
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Maya MacGuineas: $20 Trillion in National Debt Is a Big Deal
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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Why Did Debt Jump $318 Billion in One Day?
Read moreOn September 8, 2017, gross U.S. debt increased almost $318 billion after President Trump signed legislation temporarily suspending the debt limit as...
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ARCHIVE: Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
Read moreOn September 8, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $20 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as an important reminder of the nation...
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The Republican Study Committee's Budget "Securing America's Future Economy"
Read moreAs the House and Senate move forward in considering the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget over the next few weeks, the Republican Study Committee (RSC)...
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Ed Rendell and Judd Gregg: Playing Politics with the Nation’s Financial Future
Read moreEd Rendell and Judd Gregg are co-chairs of the Fix the Debt Campaign, a project of CRFB. Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling - Sep 2017
Read moreThis Q&A has been updated. See here for the latest version. One issue that must be addressed this month is the federal debt ceiling, which was...
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The Fed's Effect on Deficits and Debt
Read moreAs monetary policy watchers descend upon Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic policy symposium, we...