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Maya MacGuineas: The grim future for Medicare and Social Security
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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Comments on Proposed Rule to Waive Student Debt
Read moreOn May 17, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein submitted comments on the...
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How Much will Biden’s Tariffs Raise?
Read morePresident Biden recently announced increases to a number of tariffs on Chinese imports, including for lithium-ion batteries, electric vehicles, and...
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Congressionally Approved Ukraine Aid Totals $175 Billion
Read moreWith the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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Debt Surges With Extensions
Read moreBased on new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), debt could reach 132 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Fiscal Year (FY)...
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Interest Costs Just Surpassed Defense and Medicare
Read moreIn the first seven months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, spending on net interest has reached $514 billion, surpassing spending on both national defense (...
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Event Recap: The Trustees' Reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
Read moreOn May 7, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event to discuss the status of the Medicare and Social Security Trust Funds...
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Tax Cut Extensions Could Cost $4 Trillion or More
Read moreAccording to new Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates published by the Congressional Budget Office, extending the expiring or changing elements...
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Strengthening Administrative PAYGO Act Would Encourage Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) introduced the Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP)...
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How Much Would Student Loan “Hardship” Provision Cost?
Read moreWe recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...
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Analysis of the 2024 Medicare Trustees' Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports detailing the current and future financial status of the trust funds. Our...
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Analysis of the 2024 Social Security Trustees’ Report
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the Social Security and Medicare programs...