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Feb 27, 2025
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### [“Current Policy Baseline” Gimmick Could Explode the Debt](/blogs/current-policy-baseline-gimmick-could-explode-debt)
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Mar 13, 2025
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[Other Spending](/issue-area/other-spending)
### [A $2 Trillion Cut Compared to $86 Trillion in Spending](/blogs/2-trillion-cut-compared-86-trillion-spending)
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Mar 21, 2025
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[Taxes](/issue-area/taxes)
### [Ending Taxes Below $150,000 Would Lose $10 to $15 Trillion](/blogs/ending-taxes-below-150000-would-lose-10-15-trillion)
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* Mar 21, 2025
[Blog](/blog)
[Taxes](/issue-area/taxes)
### [Ending Taxes Below $150,000 Would Lose $10 to $15 Trillion](/blogs/ending-taxes-below-150000-would-lose-10-15-trillion)
Members of the Trump Administration and Congress have recently discussed the idea of waiving all taxes for those making less than $150,000 per year...
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* Mar 21, 2025
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[Taxes](/issue-area/taxes)
[Budget Process](/issue-area/budget-process)
### [2025 Reconciliation Resources](/blogs/2025-reconciliation-resources)
The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring...
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* Mar 20, 2025
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[Budget Process](/issue-area/budget-process)
### [Senators Push Back Against Current Policy Gimmick](/blogs/senators-push-back-against-current-policy-gimmick)
Update: JCT issued a response to the letter confirming the default approach to scoring tax legislation is using a current law baseline as established...
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* Mar 20, 2025
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[Budget Process](/issue-area/budget-process)
### [2025 Reconciliation Tracker](/blogs/2025-reconciliation-tracker)
Now that the House and Senate have adopted separate budget resolutions with reconciliation instructions, lawmakers are discussing what to include in a...
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* Mar 20, 2025
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[Taxes](/issue-area/taxes)
### [Primer: Understanding the Tax Gap](/blogs/primer-understanding-tax-gap)
Note: This is an update of our Tax Gap Primer using the latest available data from the IRS. One of the most fair and efficient ways for policymakers...
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* Mar 19, 2025
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[Budgets & Projections](/issue-area/budgets-projections)
### [CRFB Announces New Board Members Senator Mitt Romney and Senator Joe Manchin](/press-releases/crfb-announces-new-board-members-senator-mitt-romney-and-senator-joe-manchin)
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is honored to announce that former Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Joe Manchin (I-WV) have joined its...
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### [Health Savers Initiative](/project/health-savers-initiative)
The Health Savers Initiative is a collaborative project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Arnold Ventures...
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### [FixUS Initiative](https://fixusnow.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
FixUS seeks to better understand the root causes of our nation’s growing divisions and deteriorating political system, to...
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### [US Budget Watch 2024](https://www.crfb.org/issue-area/us-budget-watch-2024)
US Budget Watch 2024 is a project designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of presidential candidates’ proposals...
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### [Trust Fund Solutions](/our-work/projects/trust-fund-problem)
Some of our most important federal programs are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through federal trust...
[Trust Fund Solutions](/our-work/projects/trust-fund-problem)
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Other Spending
### [COVID Money Tracker](https://www.covidmoneytracker.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
Explore the data and track the trillions of dollars of federal spending, tax cuts, loans, grants, and subsidies authorized...
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Health Care
### [Health Savers Initiative](/project/health-savers-initiative)
The Health Savers Initiative is a collaborative project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Arnold Ventures...
[Briefs, Blogs & Events](/project/health-savers-initiative)
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### [FixUS Initiative](https://fixusnow.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
FixUS seeks to better understand the root causes of our nation’s growing divisions and deteriorating political system, to...
[Visit FixUsNow.org](https://fixusnow.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
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### [US Budget Watch 2024](https://www.crfb.org/issue-area/us-budget-watch-2024)
US Budget Watch 2024 is a project designed to educate the public on the fiscal impact of presidential candidates’ proposals...
[Read more](https://www.crfb.org/issue-area/us-budget-watch-2024)
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### [Trust Fund Solutions](/our-work/projects/trust-fund-problem)
Some of our most important federal programs are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through federal trust...
[Trust Fund Solutions](/our-work/projects/trust-fund-problem)
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Other Spending
### [COVID Money Tracker](https://www.covidmoneytracker.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
Explore the data and track the trillions of dollars of federal spending, tax cuts, loans, grants, and subsidies authorized...
[Visit CovidMoneyTracker.org](https://www.covidmoneytracker.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
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Health Care
### [Health Savers Initiative](/project/health-savers-initiative)
The Health Savers Initiative is a collaborative project of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Arnold Ventures...
[Briefs, Blogs & Events](/project/health-savers-initiative)
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### [FixUS Initiative](https://fixusnow.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
FixUS seeks to better understand the root causes of our nation’s growing divisions and deteriorating political system, to...
[Visit FixUsNow.org](https://fixusnow.org/ "(opens in a new window)")
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