Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

Recent Metal Tariff Changes Will Lose $90 Billion, Instead of Raising Revenue

Estimate for revenue loss from Supreme Court ruling against IEEPA tariffs assumes refunds. The Administration’s aggregate ...
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House Budget Committee Examines 3% Deficit-to-GDP Target

On March 26, 2026, the House Budget Committee held a hearing titled “The Best Metric to Reverse the Curse: A 3% Deficit-to-GDP Path to Fisc ...
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Inflation Spikes to Highest in Nearly Two Years

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased a massive 0.9% in March, driven largely by rising energy prices, and is up 3.3% over ...
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Event Recap: Boomerang: Wealth, Retirement, and the Generational Divide

On April 8, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted Boomerang: Wealth, Retirement, and the Generational Divide.
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Recap: Maya MacGuineas Testifies Before Senate Finance Subcommittee

On March 11, the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth held a hearing titled “T ...
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Senators Introduce 3% Fiscal Target Resolution

Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), along with Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA) and Gary Peters (D-MI), recently introduced a resolution in support of a 3% deficit-to-Gross Domestic ...