For Immediate Release Fairfax, Virginia March 23, 2012 The Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget is proud to announce its new Tax Taker Protection Pledge. You can find the pledge below. Candidates can find and download a copy of the pledge here.
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The Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget certainly praises the Congressional Progressive Caucus for their #budget4all because it increases spending (or as they put it: “investment”) in Medicare. However, while their proposal is a definite improvement over Rep. Ryan’s so-called “Path to Prosperity” we think that more spending is needed. Americans are worth it. Below,...
Read more →Yesterday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced its #budget4all. While the website is short on details, like charts (which CIFB loves) and data, it does promise one thing: more spending. The Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget wholeheartedly endorses the #Budget4All and looks forward to more details in the coming days. CIFB supports higher expenditures because...
Read more →For Immediate Release Fairfax, Virginia March 21, 2012 Today, Rep. Amash was quoted as saying he is undecided about House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s budget proposal because: “I want to make sure we follow through with commitments that were made under the Budget Control Act,” Amash said. “It’s making sure that we put...
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For Immediate Release Fairfax, Virginia March 21, 2012 Earlier this month the Congressional Budget Office released the preliminary data on the first five months of Fiscal Year 2012. The results are disturbing: the deficit is $63 billion less than Fiscal Year 2011. This is immoral. Our crack team of budget analysts crunched the numbers and...
Read more →For Immediate Release Fairfax, Virginia March 21, 2012 Today, the Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget issued the following statement: “We are proud of Rep. Rangel’s decision to seek a 22nd term in Congress.” CIFB Executive Director Andrew Sherman said. “Representative Rangel has had a storied tenure in Congress and always has been on...
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Today, as you may have seen, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the second iteration of his “Path to Prosperity.” (If you are so interested in his agenda for “less spending than Obama” you can watch his video later in this post. The Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget Opposes both versions...
Read more →Tomorrow, the Congressional Progressive Caucus will hold an emergency meeting (thank God!) to discuss their priorities for fiscal year 2013. The 70+ Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) represent a large percentage of Congressional Democrats, albeit less than a fifth of the Committee of the Whole House. Below is an open letter to...
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The Committee for an Irresponsible Federal Budget would like to commend President Obama’s FY2013 budget submission, even though it is a modest proposal. We are hopeful that the House and Senate will work in tandem to pass (at the very least) his budget. In looking at how the Congressional Budget Office scored President Obama’s...
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