Jan 28, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Analysis of CBO’s January 2019 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today, projecting high and rising deficits and debt over the next...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
This paper has been updated here.
The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2018, and Congress has passed just five out of 12 appropriations bills...
Dec 20, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on the Perils of Ignoring Debt
On December 20, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Financial Services Committee on...
Dec 6, 2018 | Taxes
Joint Letter: End the Tax Extenders Once And For All
Below is a joint letter to Congressional leadership and the heads of the taxwriting committees that it is time to end the practice of enacting...
Nov 8, 2018
Highlights from 2018
We celebrate the hard work and accomplishments of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. To help propel us into this hectic and...
Nov 2, 2018 | Budget Process
Memo to the JSC: Joint Select Committee Reform Options
With the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) preparing for a likely mark-up during the week of November 12, we...
Nov 2, 2018 | Budget Process
Memo to the JSC: Including Debt Targets in the JSC’s Budget Process Reform Package
The statutory deadline for reporting legislation is moving ever closer, and public statements show a notable portion of the Members of the Joint...
Oct 25, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
The 75-Year Budget Outlook
The federal budget is on an unsustainable long-term trajectory. With federal debt already high and rising, the country’s fiscal outlook in the medium...
Chartbook: Budgeting for the Next Generation
This chartbook corresponds to our project "Budgeting for the Next Generation"
Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
This paper has been updated here.
The fiscal year began on September 30, has only passed 5 of 12 appropriations bills setting spending levels. If...