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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Medicaid Savings Options
The Medicaid program – a joint federal-state program that provides health care to low-income populations – is projected to ...
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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.
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Rises to $2.1 Trillion in November 2024
From December 2023 to November 2024, the federal budget deficit totaled $2.1 trillion based on estimates from the ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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FY 2025 Reconciliation Resources
In order for the reconciliation process to begin, the House and Senate must pass a concurrent budget resolution that includes a deficit reduction or cost target for relevant committees. Each committee ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Budget 101: An Overview of the Federal Budget
On October 16 and 22, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted Budget 101: An Intern’s Guide to the Federal Budget. Specifically created for interns, these briefings sought to ...