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House and Senate Budgets Don't Balance in 2025 With Enacted Legislation
Read moreThe House and Senate are going to a conference committee to reconcile the differences between their budget resolutions, but legislative developments... -
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Tax Day 2015: Charts to Explain Our Tax System
Read moreIn honor of tax day, CRFB and our partners at Fix the Debt released a Tax Day 2015 chartbook yesterday, with ten charts (and one table) that explain... -
A Budget Conference - Now What?
Read moreThe House and Senate will soon appoint a formal conference committee to iron out differences between their two budgets, even though press reports... -
A Quick Take on Governor Christie's Entitlement Plan
Read moreThis morning, Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ) delivered an important speech in New Hampshire on the need for entitlement reform. The speech not only... -
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Tax Day 2015: 10 Charts and 1 Table About Taxes
Read moreSee some of these charts, with a more detailed explanation, at our blog Tax Day 2015: Charts to Explain Our Tax System -
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SGR Bill Triggers Several Rule Violations
Read moreWe have described at length the fiscal irresponsibility of the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) reform bill (H.R. 2) working its way through Congress --... -
PAYGO or No-Go: An Easy Way for Congress to Improve the SGR Bill
Read moreThere's a simple way to make the $141 billion House-passed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) bill more fiscally responsible: don't exempt it from... -
Senate Budget Takes Issue with CHIMPs
Read moreThe Senate budget by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) contains an important provision to limit a gimmick often used to increase spending using phony savings...