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Five Revenue-Raising Loophole Closures Policymakers Should Consider
George Callas of Arnold Ventures, who previously served as a senior tax counsel in the U.S. House of Representatives – both for the Ways and Means...
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Year-End Tax Deal Could Cost Over $800 Billion if Made Permanent
UPDATE (January 2024): We have published an updated analysis of this tax deal. You can find the updated analysis here . According to press reports...
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Can Economic Growth Save Social Security?
When asked whether they would support raising the Social Security retirement age to avert insolvency during last Wednesday’s Republican presidential...
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CRFB Reacts to House Passage of CR
Today the House approved a two-tiered funding plan extending funding for four of the 12 appropriations bills until January 19, 2024 and the other...
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Event Recap: Second Annual Health Solutions Summit
On November 8th, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its second annual Health Solutions Summit in partnership with the Healthcare...
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Nikki Haley's Proposal to Repeal IRA Green Tax Credits
Recently, former United Nations Ambassador and current GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley made a speech at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire, in...
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Lawmakers Should Avoid Year-End Tax Cut Binge
According to press reports, lawmakers are considering a year-end tax package that would combine a temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit with the...
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Maya MacGuineas on CNBC's "The Exchange"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined CNBC's "The Exchange" with Kelly Evans to discuss the recent downgrade of the U.S. debt outlook by...
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Options Floated to Offset Israel Aid Package
Congress is currently considering $14.3 billion of supplemental emergency funding to aid Israel and Gaza, with the House having passed a version that...
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Treasury Confirms $67 Billion Deficit in First Month of Fiscal Year
The United States borrowed $67 billion in the first month of fiscal year 2024, according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury...
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TCJA Expansions Could Balloon Cost of Extensions
Extending various income and estate tax provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) expiring after 2025 would cost $3.4 trillion through 2035...
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CRFB Applauds Fiscal Stability Act
Today, in a show of fiscal leadership and bipartisanship, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) announced the Fiscal Stability Act , a...