Feb 10, 2020
John Buhl Named New Director of Media Relations
For Immediate Release
John Buhl has been named the Director of Media Relations at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Starting today,...
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Feb 5, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
State of the Union Ignores Trillion-Dollar Deficits
For Immediate Release
President Trump delivered his third State of the Union Address last night. Notably absent from his speech was any mention of...
Jan 28, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
The Return of Trillion-Dollar Deficits
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade this afternoon,...
Jan 13, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
FixUS Initiative Launches to Better Understand & Address Growing National Divisions
For Immediate Release
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is launching FixUS, a new project to better understand and address the...
Budget Deal Shows Bipartisan Failure of Leadership
For Immediate Release
Later today, President Trump is expected to sign into law a $1.4 trillion spending package, appropriated through two...
Dec 17, 2019 | Taxes
Let Zombie Tax Extenders Remain Dead
For Immediate Release
Last night, the House Rules Committee added a set of tax cuts to the year-end appropriations package, reviving almost...
Dec 16, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Year-End Tax Cuts Would Add $470 Billion to the Debt
For Immediate Release
Press reports suggest lawmakers are negotiating a deal to combine year-end funding bills with a series of large tax cuts...
Dec 9, 2019
Statement on the Passing of Paul Volcker
For Immediate Release
Former Federal Reserve Chairman and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget board member Paul Volcker died yesterday...
Dec 3, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Washington Must Avoid Budget-Busting Christmas Tree Legislation
For Immediate Release
Back from Thanksgiving recess, Congress now has less than three weeks to fund the government before the current...
Nov 13, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Budget Deficit Increases 34% in October
For Immediate Release
The Department of Treasury today announced that the deficit in October was $134 billion – a 34 percent...