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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...
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CBO Estimates $1.6 Trillion Deficit For First 10 Months of Fiscal Year
Read moreIn the first ten months of fiscal year 2023, the United States borrowed $1.6 trillion, with a $228 billion deficit in July, according to the latest...