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Interest Overtakes Kids' Spending
Interest on the debt is the fastest growing item in the federal budget, and in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 the federal government will spend more on net...
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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg's "Balance of Power"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg Television's "Balance of Power" with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu to discuss what...
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Policymakers Need to Raise the Debt Ceiling
Today, President Biden, Speaker McCarthy, Leader Jeffries, Leader Schumer, and Leader McConnell met at the White House for a discussion on raising the...
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Maya MacGuineas on Washington Post Live
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently joined Washington Post Live to discuss the debt ceiling, federal...
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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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Debt Ceiling Must Be Raised As Soon As Possible
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leadership today estimating the debt limit could be breached as soon as June 1 absent...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox News' "Sunday Night in America"
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently joined Fox News' "Sunday Night in America" with Trey Gowdy to discuss...
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Maya MacGuineas on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show"
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently joined MSNBC's "The Sunday Show" with Jonathan Capehart to discuss the...
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Unpaid-For Tax Cuts Would Be Irresponsible and Hypocritical
According to press reports, the House majority is currently considering a tax cut package that would extend or reverse several business provisions...
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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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CBO Scores the Limit, Save, Grow Act
Update (4/26/2023): The Congressional Budget Office released an estimate of the House Rules Committee amendments to the bill, reducing the savings of...
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Putting the Limit, Save, Grow Act in Context
The Limit, Save, Grow Act would reduce deficits by about $4.5 trillion over the next decade, with $3.2 trillion of those savings coming from caps to...