Oct 29, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Statement on Bipartisan TRUST Act
Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Ed Case (D-HI) introduced the TRUST Act on Tuesday...
Press Releases
Oct 29, 2019 | Health Care
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and West Health Launch Health Savers Initiative
For Immediate Release
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the West Health Policy Center have launched the Health Savers Initiative, a...
Oct 28, 2019 | Other Spending
Statement on Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
For Immediate Release
The House of Representatives is voting Monday on H.R. 2440, the Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act. The...
Oct 25, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on FY 2019 Deficit
For Immediate Release
The Treasury Department released Friday the final deficit total for Fiscal Year 2019, which ended on September 30. Figures...
Oct 23, 2019 | Taxes
Policymakers Should Reject Efforts to Weaken SALT Cap
For Immediate Release
The Senate is voting this afternoon to reopen state workarounds on the limits on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction...
Aug 21, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Budget Deal Made Bad Situation Worse
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office released a new update Wednesday to its Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029, ...
Aug 7, 2019 | Budget Process
Congress Should Move Forward on Budget Process Reform
For Immediate Release
Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a series of discussion drafts with proposals to reform...
Aug 1, 2019 | Budget Process
Budget Bill Caps Shameful Period of Fiscal Recklessness
For Immediate Release
The Senate passed a budget agreement Thursday to suspend the debt ceiling and raise discretionary spending caps for two years...
Co-Chairs Daniels, Panetta, & Penny Statement on Budget Agreement
For Immediate Release
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chairs Governor Mitch Daniels, Secretary Leon Panetta, and Congressman Tim Penny...
Jul 22, 2019 | Budget Process
Budget Deal May Be Worst in History
For Immediate Release
According to press reports, Congress and the President are close to a deal that would lift discretionary spending caps by $320...