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Deficit-Reducing Reconciliation Is Just What We Need
Read moreEarlier today, a group of 28 Members of Congress signed a letter to incoming Congressional leadership recommending a two-step reconciliation process... -
Comments on Proposed Student Debt Hardship Rule
Read moreOn November 27, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, and Senior Policy... -
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... -
Student Loans Cost $340 Billion More than Expected
Read moreBased in part on new data from the Congressional Budget Office, this piece shows: The estimated federal cost of student loans issued between 2015 and... -
College Cost Reduction Act Could Now Save $250-$280 Billion
Read moreIn January, the House Education and Workforce Committee reported out the College Cost Reduction Act (CCRA), which would make several changes to the... -
CRFB Statement on Department of Government Efficiency
Read moreThis week, President-elect Trump announced that he would be establishing a “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) which would be tasked with... -
Recent Student Loan Actions Forgo $5 Billion in Repayments
Read moreThe Department of Education announced last week a six-month extension of automatic forbearance to all borrowers enrolled in the SAVE income-driven... -
Proposed Hardship Rule a Brazen Attempt at Student Debt Cancellation
Read moreToday the Department of Education officially proposed regulations related to cancelling student debt due to “hardship.” It contains two provisions... -
The President Should Stop Borrowing Through Executive Action
Read moreThis week, a Missouri court will hear oral arguments in a case challenging the legality of President Biden‘s student debt income-driven repayment plan... -
It’s Time to End the Employee Retention Tax Credit
Read moreThe bipartisan Employee Retention Tax Credit Repeal Act was introduced this week by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin... -
Improper Payments Cost the Government Billions
Read moreImproper payments made by the federal government totaled $236 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to testimony from the Government... -
Lawsuit Alleges Department of Education May Imminently Cancel Student Debt
Read moreAccording to a complaint filed by a coalition of state attorneys general (AGs) led by Missouri, the Department of Education is preparing student loan...