Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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A Short Primer on the Congressional Budget Office

With the House and Senate recently undergoing oversight hearings of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), it's helpful to remember what CBO is and
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CBO Finds Budget Deal Will Cost $320 Billion

The Congressional Budget Office has released a series of estimates for the budget deal announce
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Official Analysis Finds Tax Bill Will Produce Marginal Growth, Cost $1.1 Trillion

At the end of December, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT)
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Our Top 10 Charts of 2017

The year 2017 was a busy time for budget policy as lawmakers considered major legislation dealing with health care and taxes following the inaugura
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Nov 15, 2017 | Blog Paper Press Release | Taxes

New Senate Tax Bill Hides Over $500 Billion of Gimmicks

NOTE: This is an old version of this analysis based on a version of the bill considered by the Senate Finance Committee.
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Is CBO's Math on the BCRA Wrong Because It Uses Faulty Numbers?

The White House tweeted out a video Wednesday saying "the Congressional Budg

Maya MacGuineas: White House Video Continues Dispiriting Pattern of CBO Attacks

Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt.
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CBO Releases Its Own Estimate of the President's Budget

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's budget today.

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