Jul 8, 2020 | Health Care
Policymakers Must Work to Reduce Drug Prices
For Immediate Release
Efforts to advance a drug pricing bill similar to one the Senate Finance Committee passed last summer by a vote of 19-9 appear...
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Jun 23, 2020 | Other Spending
COVID-19 Doesn’t Justify Massive, Debt-Financed Infrastructure Spending
For Immediate Release
House Democrats yesterday released a sizeable highway and infrastructure bill, just as President Trump is also reportedly...
Jun 10, 2020 | Other Spending
Treasury Reports $399 Billion Deficit in May as COVID-19 Relief Continues
For Immediate Release
The United States budget deficit for the month of May totaled $399 billion, bringing the deficit thus far for fiscal year 2020...
Jun 3, 2020 | Other Spending
Committee President Maya MacGuineas Testifies on Need for Improved Oversight, Accountability of COVID-19 Relief Funds
For Immediate Release
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify today, June 3, before a newly established...
Jun 1, 2020 | Budget Process
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Hails Responsible Economic Leadership
For Immediate Release
A bipartisan group of 60 members of Congress – led by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) – issued a...
May 5, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Treasury Will Borrow $3 Trillion in Just Three Months
For Immediate Release
The Department of the Treasury yesterday estimated that the second quarter of 2020 will see a record-breaking $3 trillion in...
Apr 22, 2020 | Social Security
Trustees Detail Pre-COVID-19 Medicare, Social Security Insolvency Timeline
For Immediate Release
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today showing that, before accounting for the COVID-19...
Apr 21, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Debt Rises $1 Trillion Over One Month
For Immediate Release
The national debt has grown by more than $1 trillion over the past month, from $17.5 trillion on March 17th to $18.5...
Apr 20, 2020 | Other Spending
COVID Money Tracker Launches to Enhance Transparency
For Immediate Release
Congress has already approved more than $2 trillion in fiscal measures to deal with the unprecedented economic and public...
Apr 18, 2020
Statement on the Passing of Paul O'Neill
For Immediate Release
Former Treasury Secretary and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget board member Paul O’Neill died Saturday at the age of...