Health Package Sets Stage For Nearly $600 Billion of Costs
Ways and Means Committee Republicans have offered a package of health legislation that would delay several Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare")
Tax Extenders
Current Policy Gimmick Would Add Half-Trillion to Debt
Some tax cutters would like tax reform to embrace a troubling budget gimmick: a current policy baseline.
Budget Will Be Difficult to Balance Without ACA Savings
For the past three years, Republicans have proposed budgets with a goal of achieving balance within the next decade.
Lowering the Bar for "Revenue Neutral" Tax Reform
One of the key questions of comprehensive tax reform will be its budgetary target. Congressional leaders have set a revenue-neutral target, r
Expanding Medical Deduction Would Add to Debt
Congress is at it again - proposing to extend tax breaks without paying for them, and add new ones in the process.
FAA Bill Should Not Turn Into an April Christmas Tree
Update: The Congressional Budget Office has released its score of the Senate FAA bill, estimating that it would reduce ten-year deficits by a...
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2015’s Fiscal Follies and Reasons for Hope
It’s the end of the year and like so many organizations, CRFB wanted to share with you our top 10 list: a look back at Congress’s 10 top fiscal ach
Policymakers Dig Hole $1.2 Trillion Deeper in 2015
With debt already around its highest level as a sh
Expectations Vs Reality For the FY 2016 Budget
With the first session of the the 114th Congress rapidly drawing to a close and the big budget issues being settled, we will take a look at how the
The Fiscal Irresponsibility of the Tax Deal in 6 Charts
It's no surprise that a deficit-financed tax cut deal costing $830 billion after interest would be bad for the budget. We've been describing...