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Maya MacGuineas: Dangers in Donald Trump’s Debt Suggestions
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote a commentary that...
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Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far
Read moreNOTE: This version of this analysis is now out of date. The most current version of the analysis can be found in our paper "Promises and Price Tags: A...
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Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”
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Debt Will Rise Under the Next President
Read moreOur recent updates and analyses of the fiscal policies of Secretary Clinton, Senator Sanders, and Donald Trump show that debt would rise from today’s...
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CRFB Mentioned in Three Presidential Debates
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has been mentioned by name in three presidential debates over the past few months. This is a good sign...
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Can Donald Trump Pay Off the National Debt in 8 Years?
Read moreIn a recent interview, presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would pay off the nation’s $19 trillion debt “over a period of eight years.”
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How Much Will Government Spend Under the Next President?
Read moreOne interesting metric of any budget plan is how much it would increase or reduce federal spending. According to our latest estimates, all candidates...
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Could Ending Common Core Significantly Reduce Federal Spending?
Read moreDuring recent debates, several candidates have proposed to end Common Core.
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Maya MacGuineas: Donald Trump and Ted Cruz’s Magical Budget Math
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, wrote an op-ed that appeared in...
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ARCHIVE: Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”...
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Could Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices Save $300 Billion Per Year?
Read moreOver the course of the Presidential campaign, Republican campaign Donald Trump has repeatedly called for having Medicare directly negotiate drug...
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Comparing the Major Republican Candidates on the Budget
Read moreIn preparation for upcoming Republican debates, we have put together a primer detailing the candidates’ positions on issues relating to the budget.