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Do Retroactive Tax Cuts Do Much to Boost Economic Growth?
Read moreAs talk of tax reform heats up, some are calling for tax cuts to be made retroactive. An article in The Hill reports that Representative Mark Meadows... -
Social Security's 82nd Birthday
Read moreToday, the Social Security program turns 82 years old. Social Security helps millions of Americans, and the program has a lot to celebrate. But the... -
House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2018 Appropriations
Read moreThe appropriations season is moving forward before Congress has passed a budget. Below, we explain how that can happen. Typically, Congress is... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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...