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Watch: Committee Senior Vice President Testifies to House Higher Education Subcommittee
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the House Subcommittee on...
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William Hoagland: It’s time for both parties to own the debt — and then address it
Read moreG. William Hoagland is senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Extensions Would Wipe Away President's Deficit Reduction
Read moreWe were very encouraged by the President’s call for $3 trillion of ten-year deficit reduction in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal. However...
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Lawmakers Reintroduce Sustainable Budget Act
Read moreLawmakers in both chambers of Congress recently reintroduced the Sustainable Budget Act, with Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Steve Womack (R-AR)...
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One Month Until Congressional Budgets Come Due
Read moreThe deadline for the House and Senate Budget Committees to propose and reconcile their respective budgets for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 – April 15 th – is...
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Comparing CBO’s Economic Projections to Other Forecasts
Read moreGrowth in the economy will slow over the coming year as unemployment rises and inflation eases modestly, according to the Congressional Budget Office...
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New CBO Estimate Should Send IDR Plan Back to Drawing Board
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the President’s proposed income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for student loans will cost $230 billion...
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House Freedom Caucus Proposes up to $3.7 Trillion in Savings for Debt Ceiling Vote
Read moreThe House Freedom Caucus released today a proposal for the upcoming debt ceiling negotiations. Its members call for repealing the announced student...
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Maya MacGuineas: Doing nothing on Social Security and Medicare will be a painful and costly decision
Read morePresident Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump share little in their political philosophies and governing styles. But both have demonstrated...
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Maya MacGuineas: Is cutting the deficit by $3 trillion enough? Not even close
Read moreThis is a particularly important year for budgeting given three things: the need to lift the debt ceiling, the nation’s dangerous fiscal trajectory...
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Treasury: $262 Billion Deficit in February
Read moreThe Treasury Department released its latest Monthly Treasury Statement today, showing that the United States borrowed $262 billion in the month of...
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An Overview of the President's FY 2024 Budget
Read moreMoments ago, the Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget proposal, outlining some of the President's tax and spending...