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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...
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How Much Would a Payroll Tax Holiday Cost?
Read moreUpdate 8/20/19: While speaking in the Oval Office, President Trump confirmed that a payroll tax cut and indexing capital gains were under discussion...
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Where Does the Budget Stand Compared to Historical Averages?
Read moreRecently, there has been a lot of discussion over whether the country has a revenue problem or a spending problem. While there is no way to...
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Letter to Finance Committee: Thank You For Working to Reduce Health Costs
Read moreBelow is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to leaders of the Senate Finance Committee...
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Congress Should Move Forward on Budget Process Reform
Read moreFor Immediate Release Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a series of discussion drafts with proposals to reform the...