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Congress Should Reform NFIP
Read moreAuthorization for the nation’s primary flood insurance, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), expires November 30. Unless Congress acts to...
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Rokita Introduces Reforms to SSDI
Read moreOur McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative shows the importance of improving the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and puts...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: Does the Budget Process Prioritize Children?
Read moreCompared to other age groups, children have higher levels of poverty, less ability to provide for themselves, and greater potential to support future...
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Has Revenue Risen in 2018?
Read moreA recent Wall Street Journal piece suggests that despite massive tax cuts, revenue continues to rise. In reality, revenue has fallen since the...
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Maya MacGuineas: Fiscal Recklessness Puts the Next Crisis on Our Doorstep
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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CBO Releases New Economic Projections
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new ten-year economic projections today, updating its projections from April. The latest projections...
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A Plan to Save the Highway Trust Fund
Read moreHouse Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently introduced a discussion draft of legislation to improve the...
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CBO Shows That Policymakers Could Make the Long-Term Outlook Much Worse
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a look at various long-term budget scenarios. Most notably, the report shows how much more bleak...
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CBO’s Alternative Long-Term Budget Scenarios
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released alternative scenarios to its Long-Term Budget Outlook today. These scenarios show that if the recent...
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CRFB Reacts to Capital Gains Tax Proposal
Read moreFor Immediate Release Recently, a number of proposals have emerged to modify the capital gains tax – either by legislation or through administrative...
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Maya MacGuineas: National Debt is About to Roar Back to Life as a Pressing Issue
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, published an op-ed with CNN. An excerpt is below. As a result of an...
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Proposed Senate Point of Order Would Limit Health Care Proposals in Budget Reconciliation
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, 12 senators introduced a proposal that would establish a new Senate point of order to restrict the types of changes that...