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Trillion-Dollar Interest Payments Are the New Norm
Read moreAs the national debt continues to climb toward record levels – totaling 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 –...
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Washington Should Commit to No New Debt in 2026
Read morePolicymakers have approved $1.5 trillion in net new ten-year borrowing in 2025, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Debt...
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John Kasich: President Trump should support a balanced budget amendment
Read moreJohn Kasich is a former governor of Ohio, former congressman representing the state, and director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins Fireside Chat at American Growth Summit
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently sat down with National Interest Editor at Large Steve Clemons for a...
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Senate to Vote on Two Health Care Bills
Read moreThe Senate is expected to vote soon on two health care bills ahead of the expiration of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies at the end of...
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Debt-Financing Farm Aid is the Wrong Approach
Read moreThe Trump Administration announced a $12 billion package of aid to farmers yesterday in response to trade disruptions caused by the Administration’s...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.6 Trillion in November 2025
Read moreThe federal government has borrowed $1.6 trillion over the past 12 months based on new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In...
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CBO Estimates $439 Billion Deficit for First Two Months of FY 2026
Read moreThe United States borrowed $439 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the...
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Senate ACA Plan Could Add $350-$635 Billion to Debt
Read moreUpdate 12/10/2025: In place of the proposal described below, the Senate is now expected to vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced...
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Pell Grant Program Still Faces Large Shortfall, Despite One-Time Fix
Read moreThe Pell Grant program faces a large funding gap, despite the one-time infusion of funding enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA)...
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Senate ACA Proposal Would Add Nearly $300 Billion to Deficits
Read moreUpdate 12/10/2025: In place of the proposal described below, the Senate is now expected to vote on a clean three-year extension of the enhanced...
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CRFB Releases Updated Social Security Reformer
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has updated its interactive online Social Security solvency tool, the Social Security Reformer...