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2024 Budget Bash Reception: Celebrating Our Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreOn Wednesday, September 18, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our annual reception at the Observatory at America's Square. The...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Discusses Debt on House Floor
Read moreMembers of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) spoke yesterday on the House of Representatives floor to highlight the danger posed by our mounting...
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Donald Trump’s Proposal to End Taxes on Overtime
Read moreFormer President Donald Trump recently proposed eliminating taxes on overtime pay. On a static basis, we estimate ending taxes on all overtime pay...
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It’s Time to End the Employee Retention Tax Credit
Read moreThe bipartisan Employee Retention Tax Credit Repeal Act was introduced this week by Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Joe Manchin...
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Mitch Daniels: ‘The Day the Dollar Died’ is coming. What’s the plan?
Read moreMitch Daniels is the president emeritus of Purdue University, a former governor of Indiana, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget...
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House to Vote on Emissions Rule Repeal
Read moreThe House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a joint resolution to disapprove a rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency...
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Improper Payments Cost the Government Billions
Read moreImproper payments made by the federal government totaled $236 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to testimony from the Government...
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Keep Government Open Without More Debt
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2024 will end on September 30, 2024, and zero of the 12 appropriations bills to fund the government have been signed into law. The...
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Repealing the WEP/GPO Provision Leads to Larger Deficits and Earlier Insolvency
Read moreMembers of Congress recently filed a discharge petition on a bill to repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government...
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Treasury: $1.9 Trillion Deficit in First 11 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.9 trillion in the first eleven months of fiscal year 2024, including $380 billion in August, according to the latest...
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IRS Cuts Would Cause $66 Billion of Revenue Loss
Read moreThe continuing resolution recently introduced in the House of Representatives would extend the $20.2 billion in rescissions to the Internal Revenue...
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CBO Estimates $1.9 Trillion Deficit for First 11 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreIn the first eleven months of fiscal year 2024, the United States borrowed $1.9 trillion, including $381 billion in August, according to the latest...