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JCT: ACA Repeal Will Cut Taxes by At Least $600 Billion
Read moreIn light of the House GOP releasing their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), the Joint Committee on Taxation...
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CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta Tells Face the Nation We Must “Put Everything on the Table”
Read moreCRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta was on Face the Nation on CBS this Sunday. Among a variety of topics, the former Secretary of Defense, Director of the...
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Cutting the Smallest and Slowest Growing Part of the Budget
Read morePresident Trump's March budget release will reportedly increase defense spending next year by $54 billion and cut non-defense spending by the same...
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Gene Steuerle: Before We Reform Tax Policy, We Need to Know What Is Working
Read moreCongress and President Trump are embarking on what is likely to be a major rewrite of the federal income tax code.
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Reforming Health Care Tax Exclusion
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, issued the following statement in response to reports that House...
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10 Ideas to Improve the House GOP Obamacare Replacement
Read moreLast week, a draft House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare") was leaked to several outlets, and some reports...
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Has Debt Gone Down By $12 Billion Since Trump Took Office?
Read moreOn Twitter, President Trump claimed the national debt decreased by $12 billion during his first month in office, as opposed to increasing during...
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Is Trump Proposing One of the Largest Defense Increases in History?
Read moreIn his joint address to Congress, President Trump said, "I am sending the Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense...
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Join CRFB as We Live Tweet the President's Address to Congress
Read morePresident Trump will give his first address before a joint session of Congress tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech...
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Co-Chairs Call on Trump to Talk About National Debt in First Address to Joint Session of Congress
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chairs Mitch Daniels, Leon Panetta, and Tim Penny released the following statement Monday calling on...
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Pay-as-you-go: An Important First Budget Step
Read moreToday, President Donald Trump released his first budget outline calling for an increase in defense spending. The following is a statement by President...
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Statement by Maya MacGuineas on President’s National Debt Comments
Read moreToday, President Trump said the national debt went down $12 billion in the first month of his presidency. Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee...