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Newly-Passed Budget Chooses Gimmicks and Debt over Fiscal Restraint
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives passed the Senate-approved budget today. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas...
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Is President Trump's Tax Cut the Largest in History Yet?
Read morePresident Trump has often stated that his proposed tax cut will be the largest in history. We previously found his $5.5 trillion framework in April...
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Event Recap: Paying for Tax Reform
Read moreOn October 4, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) hosted an event on Capitol Hill on the need to pay for tax reform. The event...
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Senate Budget Is More Irresponsible Than the House
Read moreThe House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to adopt the Senate’s budget resolution, rather than support their own budget resolution...
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Maya MacGuineas: Trump Tax Cuts Could Cost Your Kids Dearly
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
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How the FY 2018 Budget Could Avoid a Conference
Read moreThe Senate Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution passed last night on a 51-49 vote. The budget included a "technical" amendment by Senate Budget...
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Senate Budget Plan Allows for $1.5 Trillion Added to the Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today the Senate passed its Fiscal Year 2018 budget containing reconciliation instructions for tax reform. The following is a...
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How PAYGO Rules Could Affect Tax Reform
Read moreMost of the discussion about rules that could prevent tax reform from increasing the deficit has focused on the Byrd Rule. Congress could get around...
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Several Amendments Would Improve the Senate Budget
Read moreThe Senate is considering the FY 2018 Senate budget resolution this week. As is, the budget would facilitate legislation to add significantly to debt...
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The FY 2018 Senate Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreNote: An amendment was adopted during floor consideration that affects budget gimmicks in the House of Representatives. You can read more on that...
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The Senate Budget Plan Could Dramatically Worsen our Fiscal Situation
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Senate this week is scheduled to debate and vote on the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which would allow $1.5 trillion in tax cuts...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget Updated for Disaster Relief
Read moreFor Immediate Release As Congress continues to consider hurricane relief funding, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget re-released its " A...