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Donald Trump's Treasury Buyback Plan
Read moreLast week, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made waves in a CNBC interview when he seemed to indicate that he would seek to renegotiate... -
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... -
Is Sustained 5 Percent Annual Growth Possible?
Read moreSince faster economic growth would represent a boon for wages and the fiscal situation, a number of Presidential candidates have been promising or... -
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... -
Fact Sheet: How Much Can the Economy Grow?
Read moreSince faster economic growth would represent a boon for wages and the fiscal situation, a number of Presidential candidates have been promising or... -
David M. Walker: Transforming Federal Financial Reporting and Auditing
Read moreDavid M. Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States from 1998 to 2008 and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget... -
Judd Gregg: Lessons from a coming recession
Read moreJudd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2005 to 2007 and ranking member... -
Senator Ted Cruz's Tax Reform Plan
Read moreRepublican presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) has a “Simple Flat Tax Plan” that would dramatically overhaul and simplify the current tax... -
Report: Analysis of CBO’s January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January Budget and Economic Outlook, today, adding more detail to a brief summary released on... -
#SOTU Means It's Time to Play Debt-O!
Read morePresident Obama's final State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. ET. In preparation for his speech, we've brought back our State of the Union... -
Is the Real Unemployment Rate 10%?
Read moreIn the Democratic debate on November 14, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) stated that the real unemployment rate was around 10 percent. When Sanders says... -
Follow Along with Our @FiscalFactCheck of the #GOPDebate
Read moreIt's hard to believe that two weeks have already passed by and the next #GOPDebate is upon us. Tonight we will continue to keep the candidates honest...