Committee for a
Responsible Federal Budget

CRFB's latest paper looks at the CBO baseline, discussing their latest budget and economic projections and updating the CRFB Realistic Baseline to give a more realistic view of where the country is headed.

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In late 2011 Congress enacted temporary extensions of several expiring policies, and a committee was appointed to address how further extensions would be treated. A recent CRFB paper details how lawmakers can do so in a fiscally responsible way.

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CRFB has officially re-launched U.S. Budget Watch, a project meant to raise awareness on fiscal issues in the 2012 campaign and provide objective analysis of candidates' fiscal plans. Our first paper lays out 12 specific principles that all candidates should follow.

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CRFB's Deficit Reduction Plan Comparison Tool provides side-by-side comparisons of the many comprehensive fiscal reform plans that have sprung up over the past year.

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