Mar 23, 2017 | Health Care
House Should Postpone Health Vote Until CBO Score
House leadership is reportedly considering making significant changes to the American Health Care Act (AHCA), including repeal of the essential...
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Mar 16, 2017 | Budgets & Projections
Statement on Trump's Skinny Budget
President Trump’s administration released its “skinny” budget today with a plan to release further details in the coming months....
Mar 15, 2017 | Budget Process
The Need to Lift the Debt Ceiling
Tonight, the current suspension of the nation’s debt ceiling will end and the ceiling will be restored to current debt...
Mar 13, 2017 | Health Care
Statement on CBO Score of Health Legislation
Moments ago, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its initial score and analysis of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – the House...
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...
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...