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Interest Spending is on Course to Triple
According to CBO's latest projections, the rising cost of interest on the debt is a significant driver of growing deficits and debt. In this...
Is CBO "Always Wrong" Because It Doesn't Understand Growth?
In dismissing projected trillion-dollar deficits, National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow recently claimed that one should "never believe the...
Goldwein and Moller: How Congress Cheats with Our Money — and How We Can Stop It
Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director and Zach Moller is a senior policy analyst at the Committee for a Responsible...
IMF: US is the Only Advanced Economy With Debt Rising
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a new report yesterday projecting that debt as a share of GDP will decline over the next five years for...
What If Interest Rates Are 1 Point Higher? $1.9 Trillion in Extra Costs
Interest costs are the fastest growing part of the budget, with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projecting interest payments will more than...
Apr 17, 2018 | Blog Paper Press Release Event
Congressional Memorial for Ed & Michael Lorenzen
Friends, family, and colleagues gathered at the Library of Congress for a memorial service in honor of Ed and Michael. Organized by House Minority...
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There is a growing consensus that the budget process is broken....
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Our Fiscal FactCheck series holds presidential candidates accountable...
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The SSDI program must be improved for workers with disabilities...
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The Campaign to Fix the Debt is a non-partisan national movement...
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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a nonpartisan, non-profit organization committed to educating the public on issues with significant fiscal policy impact.