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PROMISE Act Jumpstarts Path Toward Saving Social Security
Read moreToday, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced...
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Treasury Confirms $1.4 Trillion FY 2026 Deficit So Far, Higher Than 2025
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $120 billion in June, according to the latest...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.8 Trillion in June 2026
Read moreThe federal government has borrowed $1.8 trillion over the past 12 months based on the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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CBO Estimates FY 2026 Deficit Overtakes 2025, Totals $1.4 Trillion
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $126 billion in June, according to the latest...
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CBO Estimates Proposed EV Fee Will Raise $12 Billion
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an estimate of the potential revenue from a registration fee on Electric Vehicles (EVs) included in the...
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Principles for Fighting Waste, Fraud, Errors, and Abuse in Reconciliation
Read moreAs the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce...
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Saving MEDICARE Act Would Dramatically Reduce MA Overpayments
Read moreRepresentative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 44 cosponsors recently introduced the Saving Medicare Enrollees from Deceptive Insurers and Creating Ample...
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Even Fiscal Doves Now Worry About the Debt
Read moreThe national debt is on an unsustainable path and represents a growing threat to the budget and economy. Increasingly, even former “fiscal doves” are...
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House Highway Bill Costs At Least $100-$235 Billion Over a Decade
Read moreThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs – the BUILD...
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Statement for the Record on The Future of Social Security
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The Future...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
Read moreThe appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Leaders Introduce Budgeting for a Better America Act
Read moreRepresentatives Steve Womack (R-AR), Ed Case (D-HI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Budgeting for a Better America Act...