02 Jan 2020

A Resolution for Congress in 2020: Make Better Fiscal Policy Decisions

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Most New Years resolutions are not honored for very long, but here is one that would be good for our lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to stick to: Stop short-changing the future because of an unwillingness to make responsible fiscal choices. The past few years have been an abomination when it comes to responsible federal budgeting. Let us review this here.

01 Jan 2020

Our Top Fiscal Charts of 2019

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

2019 was a busy year for budget policy, which gave us ample opportunities to conduct substantive policy analysis using charts and tables. This year, we published over 220 papers, blog posts, and other products. As we get ready to pop the champagne and ring in the new year (and decade), here are our top charts of 2019. 

30 Dec 2019

Iowa Business Council Members See a Positive Start for 2020

By Anne Roth

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 30, 2019) — Today, the Iowa Business Council (IBC) released its final Economic Outlook Survey for 2019. Business leaders expect higher sales headed into 2020 and remain positive overall about Iowa's economic climate.

30 Dec 2019

The Decade in The Federal Budget

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

When it comes to fiscal policy, the 2010s have been quite a rollercoaster. Below, we’ve identified a few major budgetary trends and patterns of the last decade.

24 Dec 2019

Spending Package Could Add $500 Billion to Debt

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (December 24, 2019) — As lawmakers quickly approach the December 21 deadline for government funding, they are eyeing a deal to cut taxes and add $500 billion to the debt over the next decade.

20 Dec 2019

Budget Deal Shows Bipartisan Failure of Leadership

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — Later today, President Trump is expected to sign into law a $1.4 trillion spending package, appropriated through two bipartisan bills at the elevated spending levels agreed upon this summer.

20 Dec 2019

Iowa Small Business Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary of Successful Tax-Legislation

By Emily Carlson

WASHINGTON DC (December 20, 2019) — NFIB, the nation’s leading small-business advocacy organization, is marking the two-year anniversary of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act being signed into law by sharing stories about how the tax relief is benefitting small-business owners across Iowa, and asking Congress to make the temporary tax cuts permanent.

Here are a few examples of how Iowa NFIB members are making a difference in their community.

17 Dec 2019

Let Zombie Tax Extenders Remain Dead

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (December 17, 2019) — Last night, the House Rules Committee added a set of tax-cuts to the year-end appropriations package, reviving almost three dozen tax-breaks that expired two years ago and extending some that are scheduled to expire at the end of this year.

16 Dec 2019

Year-End Tax Cuts Would Add $470 Billion to the Debt

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (December 16, 2019) — Press reports suggest lawmakers are negotiating a deal to combine year-end funding bills with a series of large tax cuts — including permanent repeal of the Cadillac Tax and two other taxes established to fund the Affordable Care Act, as well as revival of 

09 Dec 2019

Statement on the Passing of Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker

By Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

WASHINGTON DC (December 9, 2019) — Former Federal Reserve Chairman and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget board member Paul Volcker died yesterday at the age of 92. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget:

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