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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, the...
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Student Loan Costs Drop to Near Record Lows After Reconciliation Reforms
Read moreNote: This analysis has been updated from the original version to better reflect the effect that the Biden SAVE plan had on subsidy rates over time...
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George Will Highlights Potential Dangerous Path Ahead
Read moreIn an opinion piece for The Washington Post, columnist George Will writes about the six paths to a fiscal disaster outlined in our recent paper, “...
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Marc Goldwein Discusses Potential Fiscal Crises on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President & Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, joined C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"...
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CRFB Statement on Overdue President’s FY 2027 Budget
Read moreUnder the law, the President is required to submit his budget for the upcoming fiscal year today, on the first Monday in February. However, there are...
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ACA Subsidy Extension Tracker
Read moreWith the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can...