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Chris Towner: Three Charts That Tell America’s Troubling Fiscal Tale
Read moreChris Towner is policy director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for Inside Sources , an excerpt...
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December Deficit Tops $82 Billion
Read moreThe United States borrowed $82 billion in December, making the total for fiscal year 2023 so far $418 billion according to the latest Monthly Budget...
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Proposed Student Loan Rule Is Costly and Flawed
Read moreToday, the Department of Education released a proposed rule to create a new and highly problematic income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for federal...
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FY 2023 Omnibus Means Over $700 Billion Boost to Baseline Spending
Read moreThe recently-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package will substantially boost appropriations levels this fiscal year and into the...
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House Rules Package Would Make It Too Easy to Add More to the Debt
Read moreThe House of Representatives is expected to vote sometime soon on a new rules package for the 118 th Congress, which includes a number of changes to...
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IRS Funding Repeal Could Cost Over $100 Billion, Encourage Tax Cheating
Read more1/9 Update: CBO released a score of the bill, incorporated below. The House is likely to vote today on a bill that would rescind roughly $70 billion...
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Congress Approved $113 Billion of Aid to Ukraine in 2022
Read moreSince Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine less than one year ago, Congress has approved more than $113 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2023
Read moreUpdated 1/3/2023: The President signed the FY 2023 omnibus appropriations bill on Thursday, Dec. 29. The House passed the measure by a 221-205-1 vote...
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22 Top Fiscal Charts of 2022
Read more2022 was a busy year for fiscal policy, which gave us many opportunities to conduct substantive policy analysis using charts and tables. This year, we...
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What's in the FY 2023 Omnibus Bill?
Read moreUpdate (2/3/2023): This piece has been updated with a more complete analysis of the bill as scored by the Congressional Budget Office. Policymakers...
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Spending is Too High, But At Least Congress Avoids Debt-Fueled Christmas Tree Bill
Read moreLawmakers unveiled an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2023 today. The bill would set discretionary spending at around $1.65 trillion...
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Event Recap: Health Solutions Summit
Read moreOn December 15, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our Health Solutions Summit: Options for the Next Congress. With the cost of...