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Marc Goldwein Discusses Potential Fiscal Crises on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President & Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, joined C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"...
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CRFB Statement on Overdue President’s FY 2027 Budget
Read moreUnder the law, the President is required to submit his budget for the upcoming fiscal year today, on the first Monday in February. However, there are...
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ACA Subsidy Extension Tracker
Read moreWith the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can...
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Event Recap: Fourth Annual Health Solutions Summit
Read moreDespite a recent ice storm, over 200 people turned out for hot chocolate and health policy on January 28, 2026 for the Committee for a Responsible...
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Congress Could End Government Shutdown Drama Once and For All
Read moreGovernment funding will expire on January 30, 2026, at which point agencies funded under six of the 12 appropriations bills currently operating under...
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OMB Confirms Congressional Punt on PAYGO
Read moreThis week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its annual report required under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010...
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Bill Frist and G. William Hoagland: Reforming the reconciliation process
Read moreG. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2026 began with the longest government shutdown in modern history, lasting from October 1, 2025 through November 12, 2025. On...
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New Data Suggests MA Overpayments of $1.3 Trillion Over the Next Decade
Read moreUpdate 3/5/26: We have updated our estimate for Medicare Advantage (MA) overpayments using the most recent February 2026 CBO baseline . We now find MA...
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Statement for the Record on Reverse the Curse: Skyrocketing Health Care Costs and America’s Fiscal Future
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the House Budget Committee hearing on "Reverse the...
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It’s (Still) Time for a Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
Read moreThe U.S. fiscal outlook is currently unsustainable. A new fiscal commission can help policymakers work on a bipartisan basis to identify the necessary...
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What Would a Fiscal Crisis Look Like?
Read moreThe U.S. national debt is approaching record levels as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and currently stands at 100% of GDP, while interest...