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Problem Solvers Caucus Finds Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care
Read moreThe bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus last week released a plan to stabilize the individual insurance market and make other changes to health care...
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Updated Appropriations 101
Read moreNote: This paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by Congress about how the federal government...
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Letter to Chairman Enzi Encouraging A Current Law Baseline
Read moreBelow is a letter from CRFB to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) encouraging the committee to use a current law baseline. We...
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Maya MacGuineas: Take It from a Fiscal Hawk: Raise the Debt Ceiling
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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The FY 2018 House Budget and Budget Gimmicks
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently passed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution that proposes a path to a balanced budget after ten years...
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A Mini-Bargain to Improve the Budget
Read moreA new version of this paper exists that was updated to include savings for disaster relief. The national debt is currently at its highest share of the...
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We Must Increase the Statutory Debt Limit and Take Action to Deal with the Debt
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States government is quickly approaching the deadline for raising the debt ceiling. Maya MacGuineas, president of the...
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CBO: Drug Importation Saves $1 Billion Per Year
Read moreA recently overlooked part of the health reform debate has been how to control rising costs. One way to do so would be to lower the price of...
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Maya MacGuineas: 31 Years Later, Tax System Stuck in the 'Danger Zone'
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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Trustees' Report Confirms Medicare Cannot Be Ignored Much Longer
Read moreThough health care has been a hot topic in Washington this year, Medicare has been conspicuously absent from the debate despite being the largest...
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Using Gimmicks to Pass a Spending Bill that Busts Budget Limits Is Reckless and Fiscally Irresponsible
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is considering a so-called “minibus” spending bill combining the defense, military construction...
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A Dangerous Effort to Undermine the Work of the Congressional Budget Office
Read moreFor Immediate Release When the House of Representatives considers the so-called appropriations “minibus” for fiscal year 2018, which includes funding...