Jun 19, 2019 | Taxes
Tax Extenders Package Could Add Half a Trillion Dollars to the Debt
The House Ways and Means Committee is scheduled to mark up legislation to revive special interest tax breaks known as “tax extenders” this week...
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Jun 11, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
House Should Pass Budget Plan Before Spending More
For Immediate Release
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on “minibus” appropriations legislation combining five...
May 24, 2019 | Other Spending
Disaster Bill Should Be Paid For
The Senate has passed, and the House of Representatives will soon consider, an emergency spending bill for disaster relief. The following is a...
May 23, 2019
Alexander-Murray Health Savings Bill Deserves Praise
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), the respective chair and ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education,...
May 21, 2019
Washington Should Reject a Budget-Busting Cap Deal
For Immediate Release
Congressional leaders and Administration officials are negotiating an agreement to raise the discretionary spending caps while...
May 21, 2019 | Other Spending
Deficit-Financed Infrastructure Spending Could Harm Economy
For Immediate Release
President Trump and Congressional Democrats are meeting this week to discuss how to pay for as much as $2 trillion of new...
May 14, 2019
Statement on the Passing of Alice Rivlin
For Immediate Release
The following is a statement from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget on the passing of Alice Rivlin:
We were just...
May 9, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Finds Rising Debt in the President’s Budget
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 budget Thursday showing the...
May 2, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Report Shows Debt Headed Toward Uncharted Waters
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updates to its budget projections this afternoon.
Under current law, CBO...
Apr 22, 2019 | Social Security
Social Security Only 16 Years From Insolvency
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, showing the Medicare Part A trust fund will be insolvent in seven...