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90% of Spending Growth Will Come From Health, Retirement, Veterans, & Interest
Read moreOver the coming decade, the vast majority of growth in federal government spending will come from just four parts of the federal budget: Social...
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CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record in 2030
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today. CBO projects that debt held by the public will surpass its...
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CBO Releases February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook, its first full ten-year baseline and economic...
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CBO’s February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook today, updating its January 2025 baseline to account for...
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CMS Final Rule Closes Medicaid Loophole
Read moreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a Medicaid rule, last week, which closes an especially egregious loophole that allowed...
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FY 2027 Budget Resolution Principles
Read moreA fiscally responsible budget resolution should abide by the following principles: Set a meaningful fiscal goal with a plan to meet that goal Develop...
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Resolution to Overturn CAMT Guidance Would Reduce Deficits
Read moreThe Senate is expected to vote today on a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to overturn Treasury Department guidance that erodes some of the...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.6 Trillion in January 2026
Read moreThe federal government has borrowed $1.6 trillion over the past 12 months based on the latest estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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Blue Dogs Endorse 3% Resolution
Read moreOn February 5, the Blue Dog Coalition endorsed a recently introduced resolution that supports a 3% deficit-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) target. The...
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CBO Estimates $696 Billion Deficit for First Four Months of FY 2026
Read moreThe United States borrowed $696 billion in the first four months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $94 billion in January, according to the latest...
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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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Maya MacGuineas: The Time to Start Voting About Social Security is Now
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Dallas Morning News, an...