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Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" with Annmarie Hordern and Joe Mathieu to discuss the chances of a...
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Budget Experts’ Prediction of a Government Shutdown
Read moreWe expect there will be an awful lot of talk about a government shutdown in the coming weeks and months, so we decided to create a highly unscientific...
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Fact-Checking the First 2024 GOP Primary Debate
Read moreIn the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle, candidates made a number of claims relating to fiscal policy, the...
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Chartbook: Fiscal Challenges Facing the Next Administration
Read moreOn August 23, Marc Goldwein, senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation...
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Principles for a Fiscally Responsible Campaign
Read moreUS Budget Watch 2024 is a project of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of...
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Interest Rates Hit 16-Year Record
Read moreInterest rates are on the rise, with daily Treasury yields up in nearly every maturity since the beginning of August. This piece takes a closer look...
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CBO Outlines Negative Implications of High & Rising National Debt
Read moreIn its June 2023 Long-Term Budget Outlook, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dedicated an entire section to discussing the risks and threats of...
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Donald Trump's Proposal to Use Impoundment Authority
Read moreIn a video published to his campaign website on June 20, 2023, former President Donald Trump declared he would use “impoundment” authority to reduce...
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Senate Budget Committee Holds Hearing on Raising Revenue to Save Social Security
Read moreOn July 12, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing titled " Protecting Social Security for All: Making the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share" to...
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White House Calls for $40 Billion Supplemental
Read moreThe White House recently proposed a supplemental appropriations package to boost Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 ordinary appropriations by $40 billion above...
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Tax Cut Extensions Cost Over $3.3 Trillion
Read moreSome parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) have recently expired or changed, and large portions of the TCJA will expire by the end of...
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Treasury Reports $1.6 Trillion Deficit For First 10 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.6 trillion in the first ten months of fiscal year 2023, including $221 billion in July, according to the latest Monthly...