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Maya MacGuineas: Our elected officials can’t keep ignoring the looming Social Security problem
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for Deseret News, an excerpt of...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Read moreUpdated 11/20/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
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Social Security General Revenue Funding Would be a Costly Mistake
Read moreThe Social Security retirement program is only seven years from insolvency, at which point the law calls for a 24% across-the-board benefit cut – an...
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What You Need for the End of the Fiscal Year
Read moreUpdated 11/17/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2026
Read moreUpdated 11/13/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
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Congress to Wipe $3.4 Trillion from PAYGO Scorecard
Read moreThe legislation to end the current government shutdown and temporarily fund the government would also wipe the current statutory PAYGO scorecard...
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CRFB Reacts to End of America’s Longest Shutdown
Read moreThe House is preparing to vote on a Continuing Resolution-Minibus appropriations bill that passed the Senate on Monday. The bill, if passed and signed...
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12-Month Deficit Totals $1.7 Trillion, Debt Approaches 100% of GDP
Read moreThe federal budget deficit totaled $1.74 trillion between November 2024 and October 2025 according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office...
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Tariff Dividends Could Cost $600 Billion Per Year
Read morePresident Trump proposed paying a dividend of “at least $2,000 a person” with new tariff revenue in a post on Truth Social this weekend. The post...
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“Clean CR” Would Forgive $3.4 Trillion in Debt
Read moreCongress is voting this week on a Continuing Resolution-Minibus appropriations bill. The package would extend temporary funding for nine...
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Fixing Medicare Physician Payments
Read moreMedicare pays physicians in traditional fee-for-service through the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), which sets specific payment amounts for more than 10...
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Getting to 3%: An Open Letter to Lawmakers
Read moreToday, the Board of Directors for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released an open letter calling on lawmakers to adopt a fiscal goal...