Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget3d
Budget Offsets Bank
With the national debt on course to exceed its record as a share of the economy in the next two years, interest payments on the debt surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, policymakers ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget4d
Typical Couple Will Lose $25,000 of Social Security from WEP/GPO Repeal
Lawmakers are considering the repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget4d
Senate Will Soon Vote on Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced yesterday that the Senate would vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which passed the House in November.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget4d
Medicaid Savings Options
The Medicaid program – a joint federal-state program that provides health care to low-income populations – is projected to ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget2d
Budget Offsets Library
With the national debt on course to exceed its record as a share of the economy in the next two years, interest payments on the debt surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, policymakers ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget6d
TCJA Extension Might Not Pay for Any of Itself
New data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that economic feedback may not cover any of the revenue loss and that TCJA extension might even add more to the debt on a dynamic basis, ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget5d
Treasury: $624 Billion Deficit in First Two Months of Fiscal Year 2025
The United States borrowed $624 billion in the first two months of fiscal year 2025, including $367 billion in November, according to the latest ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget6d
Government Funding Bill Should Not Include New Borrowing or Ignore Important Borrowing Restrictions
Having passed zero appropriations bills on time and another zero by the end of the fiscal year, Congress is currently operating under a continuing resolution that expires December 20th, at whic ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget2d
Budget Options Series
With the national debt on course to exceed its record as a share of the economy in the next two years, interest payments on the debt surging, and major trust funds approaching insolvency, policymakers ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget7d
CBO Estimates $622 Billion Deficit for First Two Months of Fiscal Year 2025
The United States borrowed $622 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, including $365 billion in the month of November, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget6d
FY 2025 Reconciliation Resources
The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring portions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget6d
Event Recap – 2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted more than 130 people at an in-person event, "2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead." The event featured a panel ...