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Are the Discretionary Spending Caps Sustainable?
Read moreThe biggest piece of deficit reduction that lawmakers have accomplished so far is the series of caps on annually appropriated discretionary spending... -
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget... -
We Need To Improve Focus on the Long Term
Read moreToday CRFB released a new paper as part of our Better Budget Process Initiative titled " Improving Focus on the Long Term." The budget process focuses... -
Energy and Commerce Holds First Hearing on SGR
Read moreThe House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee yesterday held the first of two hearings on the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula for... -
CRFB Budget Resolution Principles
Read moreOne of the first and most important priorities Congress should be agreeing to a budget resolution conference report that lays out a framework for... -
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Gene Steuerle: President Obama’s Middle-Class Tax Message in the State of the Union
Read moreDr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible... -
CRFB Livetweets and Fact Checks the State of the Union
Read moreTonight at 9:00 PM, President Obama will address Congress and the nation in the State of the Union address. As he lays out his agenda for this year... -
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg January 2015
Read moreJudd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee from 2005 to 2007 and ranking member... -
Play DEBT-O During the State of the Union
Read morePresident Obama's State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. In preparation of his speech, we've brought back our great State of the Union fiscal...