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A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending
Read moreThe House-adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution calls for up to $2 trillion in spending cuts as partial offsets for $4.8 trillion of tax... -
House Spending Cuts Would Not Be Largest in History
Read moreThe House recently adopted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution, which includes reconciliation instructions allowing a net $2.8 trillion of... -
Chartbook: Reconciliation 101
Read moreOn February 25, Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation... -
House Budget Allows At Least $2.8 Trillion of Deficit Increases
Read moreThe House of Representatives will soon consider a budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which was reported favorably out of the House Budget... -
Taking a Closer Look at the House Budget’s Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreNote (2/19/2025): The below analysis was written before the committee marked up the resolution and added a requirement for an additional $500 billion... -
Case and Womack Renew Efforts with the Sustainable Budget Act
Read moreRepresentatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR) recently reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act (H.R. 222), which would establish an 18-member... -
Congress Should Avoid a Costly End-of-Year Package
Read moreWith debt nearing record levels, interest payments surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, Congress should avoid worsening our already... -
Reconciliation 101
Read moreWhat is Reconciliation? How do Reconciliation Instructions Work? Can a Reconciliation Bill Add to the Deficit? What is the “Byrd Rule”? What are Other... -
Lower Costs, More Transparency Act Passes House
Read moreThe House of Representatives passed the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act yesterday with a large bipartisan majority. Within the legislation is an... -
An Overview of the House FY 2024 Budget Resolution
Read moreThe House Budget Committee has released and marked up its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget resolution, a framework that purports to put the budget on a... -
We Must Not Backslide on Fiscal Responsibility Act
Read moreThe bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) enacted last month was projected to generate $1.5 trillion of deficit reduction – more than any... -
CRFB Applauds Launch of Bipartisan Fiscal Forum
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget today applauded the launch of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF), co-chaired by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA...