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As the Fed Cuts Rates, Treasury Yields Are Rising
As expected, yields on short-term Treasury bills fell in kind, with the 3-month yield dropping from 4.87 percent on September ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget1d
$700 Billion of Easy Deficit Reduction
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion between November 2023 and October 2024 according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office's Monthly Budget Review. The rolling deficit is $188 ...
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Repealing WEP/GPO Would Raise Deficits, Weaken Social Security
The House of Representatives will soon vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, legislation which would repeal Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Off ...
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CRFB Statement on Department of Government Efficiency
Regardless of political views, we should all want the federal government to spend scarce dollars wisely. An aggressive effort to reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and inefficiencies could save billions or ...
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FY 2024 Ends with $1.8 Trillion Deficit
The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, showing ...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Totals $2.0 Trillion in October 2024
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion between November 2023 and October 2024 according to estimates from the ...
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CBO Estimates $255 Billion Deficit for First Month of Fiscal Year 2025
The United States borrowed $255 billion in the first month of fiscal year 2025, according to the latest Monthly Budget ...
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Medicare Framework Calls for Important Site-Neutral Reforms
Today, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released a framework for Medicare site-neutral payment reform. The framework acknowledges that the current system of paying hospitals more ...
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2024 Budget Bash Reception
On Wednesday, September 18, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our annual reception at the Observatory at America's Square. The evening featured an outdoor reception overlooking the ...