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Comparing the House vs. Senate on FY 2025 Reconciliation
Read moreThe concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 has been adopted by both the House and Senate. It includes reconciliation instructions that...
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Experts Push Back on Current Policy Switch
Read moreAs Congress continues to discuss a compromise budget resolution between the House and Senate, setting the stage for reconciliation, the choice of...
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Deficits Could Reach $3.5T With Senate Instructions
Read moreThe concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, adopted by the House last week and the Senate the week prior, includes reconciliation...
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Senate Instructions Could Add $1.1T in Interest Costs
Read moreCongress’ concurrent budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions to allow lawmakers to pass a bill that adds a net $5.8 trillion to primary...
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CRFB Reaction to Budget Resolution Adoption
Read moreThe House of Representatives just voted to adopt the Senate-amended Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution, making it a concurrent...
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Treasury Confirms Borrowing $41 Billion Above First 3 Months of 2024
Read moreThe United States borrowed $596 billion from January through March 2025 – up $41 billion from January through March 2024, according to the latest...
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Event Recap: Third Annual Health Solutions Summit
Read moreOn April 3 rd, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its Third Annual Health Solutions Summit at the Royal Sonesta, Capitol Hill. The...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $2.1 Trillion in March 2025
Read moreThe federal government has borrowed $2.1 trillion over the past year – April 2024 to March 2025 – based on estimates from the Congressional Budget...
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CBO Estimates Deficit Up $44 billion, Spending Up $140 billion in 2025
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the U.S. borrowed $599 billion from January through March 2025 – up $44 billion from January...
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Either Reconciliation Approach Would Raise Debt Ceiling With More Borrowing
Read moreThe reconciliation instructions in the Senate-adopted concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 would allow for a $4 to $5 trillion debt...
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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss the...
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The House Should Hold the Line on Deficit Reduction
Read moreThe House will reportedly bring the Senate’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution to the floor for a vote this week. The budget includes...