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Comparing "Repeal and Replace" Bills
Read moreNote (7/27/17): This blog has been updated to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's score of a hypothetical "skinny repeal" bill with additional...
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Mike Murphy: House Budget Rightfully Recognizes Threat of Oversized Debt
Read moreMike Murphy, the Chief of Staff and Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote an op-ed that is...
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$200 Billion in Mandatory Savings Should Not Be Too Difficult
Read moreOne of the debates preceding the House Budget resolution was whether the resolution should call for $200 billion of mandatory savings. This week's...
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CBO's Score of the Latest Senate Health Bill
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). This version includes...
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Options for Meeting the House Budget's Reconciliation Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions requiring 11 House committees to report legislation that...
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Resources on the Evolving Health Care Debate
Read moreWith the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) losing support in the Senate on Monday evening, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced...
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House Budget Committee Releases FY 2018 Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Diane Black (R-TN) today released the Chairman’s mark of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 House budget resolution. The budget...
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House GOP Budget a Solid First Step, But More Work is Needed
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House Budget Committee released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget resolution Tuesday that calls for balancing the budget over...
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Response to Chairman Hatch’s Call for Feedback on Tax Reform
Read moreBelow is a statement from CRFB submitted to the Senate Finance Committee in response to Chairman Orrin Hatch's request for feedback on potential tax...
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Is CBO's Math on the BCRA Wrong Because It Uses Faulty Numbers?
Read moreThe White House tweeted out a video Wednesday saying "the Congressional Budget Office's [CBO] math doesn't add up" because they use "faulty numbers."...
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Maya MacGuineas: President Trump’s Logic on Social Security is Backwards
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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Analysis of the 2017 Social Security Trustees Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees today released their annual reports on the financial status of the two programs. The projections show that...