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Treasury Confirms $1.8 Trillion Deficit in FY 2025
Read moreThe United States borrowed $1.8 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury Department...
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An Employer Compensation Tax for Social Security and Medicare
Read moreThe Social Security retirement and Medicare Hospital Insurance (HI) trust funds are approaching insolvency, with both trust funds expected to be...
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CBO Estimates 2025 Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion
Read moreThe federal budget deficit totaled $1.8 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), roughly...
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Court Blocks CMS Ability to Recover Overpayments from Medicare Advantage
Read moreOverpayments in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program continue to be a significant problem for the federal government, and the problem may have just...
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Maya MacGuineas and John Kasich Discuss the National Debt
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently joined John Kasich, former Congressman and Governor of Ohio and a member...
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Reopen the Government Without Adding More Debt
Read moreThe federal government has been operating under a shutdown since the beginning of the month. Although the government continues many of its core...
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CBO Estimates $1.8 Trillion Deficit for Fiscal Year 2025
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget deficit in its Monthly Budget Review...
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It's Time for Trust Fund Solutions
Read moreSome of the nation’s largest and most important programs are financed through government trust funds that collect dedicated revenues and then...
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Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria"
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to discuss the...
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Lawmakers Should Avoid a Wasteful Government Shutdown
Read moreGovernment funding runs out at midnight tonight, with none of the twelve appropriations bills nor a temporary continuing resolution (CR) having been...
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Mid-Session Review Offers a Dose of Fiscal Fantasy
Read moreThe White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released its Mid-Session Review (MSR) for the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget...
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Chris Towner: The Social Security and Medicare Funding Problems Are Real
Read moreChris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an op-ed for the Washington Monthly, an...