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Social Security Solvency Can Strengthen the Economy and Budget
Read moreThe Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to go insolvent in Fiscal Year (FY) 2032 under the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) new...
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Gross National Debt Reaches $39 Trillion
Read moreThe gross national debt of the United States reached $39 trillion yesterday, according to the U.S. Treasury. The gross debt reached its previous...
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Udall and Beauprez Highlight Need to Fix Social Security
Read moreFormer Senator Mark Udall, a Democrat who represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2015, and former Congressman Bob Beauprez, a Republican...
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A Gas Tax Holiday Would Cost Billions Each Month
Read moreIn the midst of the conflict with Iran and spiking oil prices, policymakers are reportedly considering – and some have introduced – a temporary gas...
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Unilateral Executive Tax Cuts Could Add Hundreds of Billions to Debt
Read moreThe Trump Administration is reportedly considering an executive action – at the urging of lawmakers in both the House and Senate – to reduce capital...
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Bipartisan Momentum Builds for the Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act
Read moreUpdated on 3/16/26 to reflect additional support. The Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act (FCPA), introduced last year by Representatives Ben Cline (R...
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States Exploit SDP Grandfathering, Driving Up Medicaid Costs
Read moreThe One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) included important reforms to limit states’ costly use of State Directed Payments (SDPs) in the Medicaid...
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Any War Supplemental Should Be Responsibly Targeted
Read moreAs the military conflict with Iran continues, there has been increasing discussion over a possible “war supplemental” to help fund the U.S. military...
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Maya MacGuineas's Senate Testimony on the Fiscal Outlook 2027-2036
Read moreOn March 11, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas testified before the Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth...
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Maya MacGuineas: NC can set example on Social Security this November
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Carolina Journal, an...
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OBBBA Dynamic Score Comes In at $4.7 Trillion
Read moreThe “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) will add $4.2 trillion to the national debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034 or $4.7 trillion through 2035 after...
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Bipartisan, Bicameral Support for a Fiscal Commission
Read moreSenators John Curtis (R-UT) and Angus King (I-ME) recently introduced the Fiscal Commission Act , a bipartisan bill that would establish a fiscal...