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Is CBO "Always Wrong" Because It Doesn't Understand Growth?
Read moreIn dismissing projected trillion-dollar deficits, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow recently claimed that one should "never believe the...
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Factchecking the Senate Budget Committee Hearing with CBO
Read moreAt least two claims in Wednesday's Senate Budget Committee hearing with Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall merit fact checking...
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Tax Extenders
Read moreOn March 14, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Ways and Means Tax Policy...
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WATCH: MacGuineas Testifies Before Ways & Means Tax Policy Subcommittee
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified before the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee on tax...
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Post-State of the Union Fact Check Roundup
Read moreThe President's first State of the Union address included several claims related to the recently passed tax legislation, including a few repeat claims...
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IMF: Tax Bill's Boost to Growth is Short-Term
Read moreThis week, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a new estimate of economic growth, revising their short-term estimate upwards because of the...
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$30 Billion in Debt is a High Price to Reopen the Government
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House and Senate have passed a short-term continuing resolution extending discretionary funding through February 8. The...
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Three-Week Funding Deal Includes $30 Billion in Tax Cuts
Read moreLawmakers came to a bipartisan agreement to end the federal government shutdown yesterday, but it came with a very high price. The continuing...
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Resources for Tax Reform
Read moreEfforts to reform the tax code are underway, and the legislative process is in full swing. CRFB has been tracking and compiling the scores of each...
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Sizing Up Revenue With the Tax Bill Enacted
Read moreAs lawmakers return for the new year after the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), they also face a new budget outlook with significantly...
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Official Analysis Finds Tax Bill Will Produce Marginal Growth, Cost $1.1 Trillion
Read moreAt the end of December, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its final dynamic analysis of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). JCT's analysis...
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Proposed Legislation Compounds Debt and Deficit Issues of the Tax Bill
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to consider legislation to fund the government through January 19th and temporarily...