Mar 6, 2017 | Health Care
Reforming Health Care Tax Exclusion
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, issued the following statement in response to reports that House...
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Feb 27, 2017 | Other Spending
Pay-as-you-go: An Important First Budget Step
Today, President Donald Trump released his first budget outline calling for an increase in defense spending. The following is a statement by...
Feb 27, 2017 | Budgets & Projections
Co-Chairs Call on Trump to Talk About National Debt in First Address to Joint Session of Congress
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chairs Mitch Daniels, Leon Panetta, and Tim Penny released the following statement Monday calling...
Feb 25, 2017 | Budgets & Projections
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on President’s National Debt Comments
Today, President Trump said the national debt went down $12 billion in the first month of his presidency. Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee...
Jan 27, 2017 | Other Spending
Lawmakers Must Pay for the Border Wall and Other Initiatives
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday estimated the cost of a border wall with Mexico at between $12 billion...
Jan 24, 2017
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on Confirmation Hearing of Rep. Mick Mulvaney for OMB Director
Today, the Senate Budget Committee and Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held confirmation hearings for Congressman Mick Mulvaney to...
Jan 20, 2017 | Economics
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on the Inauguration of Donald Trump
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget welcomes Donald Trump and Mike Pence as the President and Vice President of the United States. The new...
Jan 6, 2017 | Budget Process
Budget Reconciliation Shouldn't Add to Deficit
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) has filed an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2017 budget resolution being considered in the Senate that would restore the...
Dec 8, 2016 | Social Security
CRFB Encouraged by Chairman Johnson's Social Security Solvency Plan
Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX), Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, released a comprehensive plan today to ensure Social...
Oct 5, 2016
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on Vice Presidential Debate
Last night’s vice presidential debate included important fiscal issues that have been largely ignored in this campaign. Neither candidate...