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Break Glass: A Plan for the Next Economic Shock
Read moreThe U.S. has never experienced an economic shock as indebted as we are today. Recessions and other economic shocks are inevitable. Although the timing...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Read moreUpdated 2/17/26: On February 14, Homeland Security funding expired, causing a partial government shutdown affecting only that department. The spending...
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SCOTUS Tariff Ruling Could Add $2.4 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreToday the Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. We...
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JCT Projects Tax Expenditures Will Be $2.3T in 2026
Read moreThe Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) recently published their latest estimates of individual and corporate tax expenditures. In total, JCT projects...
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Romney Stresses Need for Entitlement Reform, Revenue Increases in NYT
Read moreFormer Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published a guest essay in The New York Times...
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WATCH - Erskine Bowles: We Can Save Social Security and Medicare
Read moreErskine Bowles, former Co-Chair of the 2010 National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform and current Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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Event Recap: Saving the Trust Funds
Read moreOn October 22, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted Saving the Trust Funds: New Solutions for Social Security and Medicare. The event...
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An Employer Compensation Tax for Social Security and Medicare
Read moreThe Social Security retirement and Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust funds are approaching insolvency, with both trust funds expected to be...
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Chris Towner: The Social Security and Medicare Funding Problems Are Real
Read moreChris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Monthly, an...
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A Second Reconciliation Bill Should Reduce Deficits
Read moreAs Congress considers the possibility of a second reconciliation bill, lawmakers should ensure it reduces deficits rather than adds to them as the...
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An Economic Sugar High Doesn’t Mean Sustained Growth
Read moreThe recently-enacted One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is expected to significantly boost near-term economic activity, but is unlikely to accelerate...
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10 Things to Look Out For After the 2025 Reconciliation Law
Read moreEarlier this month, the President signed the 2025 reconciliation law – also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). The law extended and...