Aug 21, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Budget Deal Made Bad Situation Worse
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office released a new update Wednesday to its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029, ...
Press Releases
Aug 7, 2019 | Budget Process
Congress Should Move Forward on Budget Process Reform
For Immediate Release
Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a series of discussion drafts with proposals to reform...
Aug 1, 2019 | Budget Process
Budget Bill Caps Shameful Period of Fiscal Recklessness
For Immediate Release
The Senate passed a budget agreement Thursday to suspend the debt ceiling and raise discretionary spending caps for two years...
Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on Budget Agreement
For Immediate Release
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairs Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, and Congressman Tim Penny...
Jul 22, 2019 | Budget Process
Budget Deal May Be Worst in History
For Immediate Release
According to press reports, Congress and the President are close to a deal that would lift discretionary spending caps by $320...
Policymakers Should Offset, or Reset, the Budget Deal
According to news reports, the White House recently sent Congressional leaders nearly $600 billion of potential budget savings options, requesting...
Jul 17, 2019 | Budget Process
Budget Deal Should Be Paid For
For Immediate Release
Congressional leaders and the White House are in talks to raise the debt ceiling and statutory budget caps before the August...
House Should Reject Another Deficit-Financed Tax Cut
For Immediate Release
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a permanent repeal of the "Cadillac tax" on high-cost health insurance...
Jun 27, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Senate Should Pass Budget Plan Before Defense Authorization
For Immediate Release
The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 to...
Jun 26, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
US Budget Watch 2020 Will Hold Candidates Accountable for Their Fiscal Promises
For Immediate Release
The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget launched its US Budget Watch 2020 project Wednesday, an initiative...