Feb 23, 2018 | Budget Process
CRFB Statement on Joint Select Committee Members
For Immediate Release
House leaders named several members Friday to the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform, a...
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Feb 12, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
President's Budget Doesn't Meet the Fiscal Realities
For Immediate Release
President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget on Monday. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas,...
Budget Deal Could Lead to $2 Trillion Deficits
For Immediate Release
Congress passed a massive budget agreement early Friday that adds almost $420 billion with interest to the national debt over...
Budget Deal Will Bring Back Trillion-Dollar Deficits and Could Ultimately Add More Than $1.5 Trillion to the Debt
For Immediate Release
Senate leaders have agreed to a massive budget deal raising the defense and nondefense spending caps for two years, increasing...
Jan 30, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
President Trump Fails to Address Growing National Debt in State of the Union Speech
For Immediate Release
President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday. Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee...
Jan 29, 2018
Statement on the Passing of Ed Lorenzen + How You Can Help
For Immediate Release
It is with profound sadness that the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget announces the untimely death of our senior...
$30 Billion in Debt is a High Price to Reopen the Government
For Immediate Release
The House and Senate have passed a short-term continuing resolution extending discretionary funding through February 8. The...
Jan 22, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Shutdown is a National Embarrassment
For Immediate Release
Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said the following about the government shutdown...
Jan 17, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
House Funding Plan Shouldn’t Be An Excuse to Add to the Debt
For Immediate Release
Last night, House Republicans released a new plan to extend discretionary government funding through mid-February. The...
We Need to Break Our Addiction to Debt
For Immediate Release
Congress is currently debating a deal to increase spending caps and fund the government through the remainder of the current...