Chris Towner is the policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for the Carolina Journal, an excerpt of which is below.

It was a busy year for fiscal policy in 2024, with a big focus on the presidential election. In addition to releasing a few major papers, we also wrote our usual analyses of major budget reports and ...

The $2,000 Child Tax Credit has been the subject of frequent debate and modification. The Build Your Own Child Tax Credit tool allows users to design their own modifications to the child tax credit ...

With the passage of the Social Security Fairness Act and the American Relief Act, Congress and the President approved $1 trillion in new ten-year debt in calendar year 2024 – a reversal from 2023’s $1 ...

John Kasich is a former governor of Ohio, former congressman representing the state, and director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, an ...

The time that I have spent working at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has been a transformative learning experience. When I began my internship, I had just graduated from the ...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner, an excerpt of which is below. Lawmakers have a hugely ...

The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many of the deadlines could bring additional costs if Congress acts irresponsibly, or ...

Earlier today, a group of 28 Members of Congress signed a letter to incoming Congressional leadership recommending a two-step reconciliation process in the 119th Congress, with the first ...

Universal Baseline Tariff, Excluding Free Trade Countries $140 billion per point- Chinese Minimum Import Tariff $20 billion per point- Chinese Additional Import Tariff $30 billion per point- ...

Kent Conrad is a former senator, former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, an ...