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TPC Looks at the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Read moreIn a recent analysis of the second largest tax expenditure in the tax code--the mortgage interest deduction--the Tax Policy Center finds that most... -
Biden to Meet with Congressional Leaders about Budget
Read moreOne day after President Obama signed a bill to avert - for at least 2 more weeks - a federal government shutdown, Vice President Joe Biden will meet... -
Lawmakers Avert Government Shut-Down, But Challenges Still Remain
Read moreIn a vote of 91 to 9, the Senate has passed the House-crafted two-week continuing resolution (CR) to keep government doors open. Yesterday, this bill... -
GAO Report Finds Billions in Potential Savings
Read moreToday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a comprehensive review of all federal programs in an effort to promote greater efficiency... -
How Interest Rates Could Affect Deficits and Debt
Read moreInterest rates have an enormous effect on how much we pay each year on servicing our debt. In the Budget and Economic Outlook from January, CBO... -
Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Tax Reform
Read moreToday, the Senate Finance Committee had its first in a series of hearings for the coming year about reforming our tax code. Senate Finance Committee... -
CNN MONEY EXCLUSIVE: Spending Cuts Aren't Enough. It's Time to Fix the Budget.
Read moreIn her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the House Republicans' latest spending proposals, how they could... -
Op-Ed: Spending Cuts Aren't Enough. It's Time to Fix the Budget.
Read moreCNN Money | February 28, 2011 President Obama's budget was such a tremendous letdown and a massive punt, I have to wonder if part of the White House's... -
Short-Term CR Looking More Likely
Read moreUPDATE 3/1: House passes two-week CR by vote of 335-91. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that the bill will be taken up in the Senate and... -
Spotlight on the States: Florida
Read moreThis week, our Spotlight on the States series heads down south to beautiful and sunny Florida, a state that has faced its share of budget woes. The... -
‘Line’ Items: Of Brinkmanship and Statesmanship Edition
Read moreShutting Down Versus Sitting Down – Congress returns to Washington this week after lawmakers spent last week back home. Just before leaving town the... -
Panel Discusses Prospects of Government Shutdown
Read moreOn Friday, a panel discussion between Democratic and Republican staff directors of the House Budget Committee and CRFB president Maya MacGuineas...