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CRFB Turns 35 - We Are Old Enough to Remember When...
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget was incorporated on June 10, 1981. Our 35th birthday is a good occasion to look back at some of the...
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Welcome to the New CRFB Website
After months of hard work, we are welcoming vistors to our newly redesigned website. You might notice the bigger font, better images, and a...
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Breaking Down CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its own estimate of the FY 2017 President's budget yesterday, a document that includes a 16-page report...
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Our Analysis of CBO's January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook Summary
The era of declining deficits is over. That's the conclusion of our analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) January 2016 Budget and...
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2015’s Fiscal Follies and Reasons for Hope
It’s the end of the year and like so many organizations, CRFB wanted to share with you our top 10 list: a look back at Congress’s 10 top fiscal...
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How a Fed Rate Increase Could Affect the Budget
Today, the Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's interest rate setting and deliberative body that meets eight times a year, could announce that...
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Update: What Will Happen If the Government Shuts Down?
Here we go again, again. With government funding set to expire at the end of the week and no deal on the table, it is possible that the government...
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Update: Why Our Debt Is Still a Problem Even if Deficits Fall
September 30th marked the end of the Fiscal Year, and the final numbers are in. The deficit for last year was $439 billion, according to the final...
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What Will Happen If the Government Shuts Down?
Here we go again. With government funding set to expire in one week and no clear plan appearing yet, it is possible that the government will shut down...
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How to Get This Year's Budget Process Back on Track
On October 1, lawmakers will have to pass new appropriations or a continuing resolution, or the government will shut down for the second time in two...
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CRFB Breaks Down the Newest CBO Budget Projections
CRFB has released its analysis of CBO's latest ten-year budget projections, detailing the important facts from the report and how it has changed from...
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Event Recap: McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Conference
On Tuesday, August 4, 2015, the McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative hosted its SSDI Solutions Conference, presenting the 12 papers commissioned...