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We Must Not Backslide on Fiscal Responsibility Act
The bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) enacted last month was projected to generate $1.5 trillion of deficit reduction – more than any...
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CRFB Applauds Launch of Bipartisan Fiscal Forum
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget today applauded the launch of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), co-chaired by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA...
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Congress is Trying to Have it Both Ways with Telehealth
6/26/23 Update: The Congressional Budget Office released a cost estimate of the legislation allowing telehealth to be covered pre-deductible in HDHPs...
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Reintroduction of the Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution
Representatives Andy Barr (R-KY) and Scott Peters (D-CA) reintroduced the Fiscal State of the Nation resolution in the House in conjunction with...
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W&M Tax Bill Would Cost Over $1 Trillion if Made Permanent
The House Ways and Means Committee will soon consider the American Families and Jobs Act , legislation to temporarily extend various business tax...
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It’s Time for a New Fiscal Commission
Yesterday, Speaker McCarthy suggested the idea of a bipartisan fiscal commission to explore long-term budgetary issues. The following is a statement...
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House Appropriations Committee Publishes FY 2024 Community Project Funding Requests
In an effort to improve transparency around the appropriations process, the House Appropriations Committee recently centralized a list of Fiscal Year...
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CRFB Statement on Limit, Save, Grow Act Passage
The House of Representatives just passed the Limit, Save, Grow Act, which would raise the debt ceiling, cap discretionary spending, and reduce...
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ARCHIVE: What's in the Limit, Save, Grow Act?
Update (4/25/2023): The Congressional Budget Office has released an official score of the Limit, Save, Grow Act; read our analysis of that score here...
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House Offers a Serious Package of Savings
Today, House leadership put forward a framework to raise the debt limit while also reducing and capping the growth of discretionary spending...
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Congress On Track to Miss Budget Deadline for 20th Year in a Row
The statutory deadline for Congress to complete action on a concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 is April 15. The budget process...
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Sustainable Budget Act
Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress recently reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act, with Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR)...