Dec 13, 2017 | Taxes
Policymakers Can Still Change Course and Pass a Responsible Tax Plan
For Immediate Release
The conference committee on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has reportedly reached an agreement on principle today as the committee...
Press Releases
Dec 11, 2017 | Taxes
Treasury Department Report Assumes Instead of Analyzing
For Immediate Release
Today, the Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy issued a finding that claims the Senate Finance Committee's tax reform...
Dec 7, 2017 | Budgets & Projections
December Should Not Become Blow Up the Debt Month
For Immediate Release
As we enter December, lawmakers are looking to address a number of year-end priorities. Unfortunately, the legislative agenda...
Dec 1, 2017 | Taxes
CRFB Reaction to Senate Tax Bill
For Immediate Release
The Senate unveiled a revised tax reform bill Friday. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the...
Nov 30, 2017 | Taxes
JCT Score Shows Tax Bill Would Cost $1 Trillion After Economic Growth
For Immediate Release
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released its dynamic score of the Senate Finance Committee-passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act...
Nov 21, 2017 | Taxes
The Senate Should Not Vote on Tax Reform Without a Dynamic Score
In the coming weeks, the Senate is expected to vote on its version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has...
Nov 20, 2017 | Other Spending
Disaster Relief Deserves Offsets
For Immediate Release
Last week, the Trump Administration requested $44 billion of disaster relief funding, on top of roughly $50 billion of...
Nov 20, 2017 | Budgets & Projections
Congress Should Offset Cost of Any Sequester Agreement
For Immediate Release
Press reports suggest Congress and the administration are nearing a sequester relief agreement to increase defense and...
Nov 16, 2017 | Taxes
House Passes Historic Debt Increase
For Immediate Release
The House of Representatives passed a tax cut package today that will add $1.5 trillion or more to the national debt. The...
Nov 15, 2017 | Taxes
Modified Chairman's Mark Makes a Bad Bill Worse
For Immediate Release
Late Tuesday night GOP leaders unveiled a modified Chairman’s Mark of the Senate tax reform bill, which included significant...