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Maya MacGuineas: Here's How to Fix Social Security
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for The Dallas Morning News , the...
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$10 Trillion to Get to 3% and Other Fiscal Goals
Read moreDeficits would need to be reduced by $9.5 trillion over the next decade to stabilize debt at 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Roughly $10...
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Broad, Bipartisan Support for a 3% Deficit Target
Read moreUpdated April 15, 2026, to reflect additional support. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan...
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CRFB Reacts to Supreme Court Tariff Ruling
Read moreThe Supreme Court has upheld lower court decisions in striking down a wide swath of President Trump’s tariffs on grounds that he exceeded his legal...
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Pell Grant Program Faces Serious and Immediate Shortfall
Read moreThe Pell Grant program will end 2026 in the red and faces a cumulative 10-year shortfall exceeding $100 billion, according to the Congressional Budget...
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SCOTUS Tariff Ruling Could Add $2.4 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreToday the Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Power Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs. We...
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Debt Could Reach 131% of GDP Under an Alternative Scenario
Read moreUnder the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) new February 2026 baseline, deficits will total $26 trillion – about 6.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP...
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Chartbook: The February 2026 CBO Baseline: What It Says (and What It Means)
Read moreOn February 18, 2026, Chris Towner, policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, gave a presentation on the February 2026...
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Maya MacGuineas: Myths and Fearmongering are Driving Social Security to Insolvency
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for The Dallas Morning News, the...
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What Happens If DHS Shuts Down
Read moreFunding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will expire at midnight tonight. Absent a last-minute agreement to fund DHS today, it will...
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90% of Spending Growth Will Come From Health, Retirement, Veterans, & Interest
Read moreOver the coming decade, the vast majority of growth in federal government spending will come from just four parts of the federal budget: Social...
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CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record in 2030
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today. CBO projects that debt held by the public will surpass its...