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After the 2020 Election, Fiscal Challenges Await
Read moreThe winner of the 2020 presidential election will begin his or her term facing a daunting fiscal situation. High deficits and debt, depleting trust...
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Is Spending, Not Tax Cuts, Driving the Deficit?
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee minority recently published a blog post claiming that "spending, not tax cuts, [is] driving national deficits." It...
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Tim Penny & David Minge: Debating 2020 Democrats should not ignore our exploding debt
Read moreTim Penny is co-chair and David Minge is a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Both are former representatives from the...
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Debt Could Reach Record Levels by 2030
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest budget projections point to high and rising debt under current law, but the situation is far worse if...
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Marc Goldwein: A better way to cut the payroll tax rate
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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New House Members Stress Importance of PAYGO
Read moreA group of ten new Democratic members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House committee chairs on Wednesday urging them to better...
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How to Reduce Health Costs By $900 Billion
Read moreThere is no single magic bullet to rein in the high cost of health care for households, businesses, and governments. But lawmakers are currently...
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Maya MacGuineas: With a growing debt, a fiscally responsible blueprint is needed to handle the next recession
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Break Glass Here: A Responsible Plan to Combat the Next Recession
Read moreThe United States is in the midst of one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth in its history, but there are signs that this prolonged...
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Analysis of CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook (August 2019)
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated Budget and Economic Outlook, showing that the national debt is on an unsustainable...
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Budget Deal Made Bad Situation Worse
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office released a new update Wednesday to its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029, the first...
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New CBO Budget Projections Show Toll of Budget-Busting Legislation
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its latest baseline, projecting high and rising debt made worse by recent legislation. CBO...