Bipartisan Advocates for Fiscal Responsibility
Deficit spending is once again the norm in Washington, the national debt is growing, and no progress has been made in reforming the nation’s underfunded entitlement programs. Budgetary mechanisms to impose fiscal discipline have been weakened or repealed while the commitment to control the budget in the political arena has been lost. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is a bipartisan organization -- whose membership includes most of the previous heads of OMB and CBO -- committed to educating the public and members of Congress about the budget process and fiscal responsibility.
The Committee, founded in 1981, became a part of the New America Foundation in 2003, and is headed by Maya MacGuineas, who also directs the Fiscal Policy Program. For a more detailed description of the Committee and a complete list of its Board of Directors, please see the links at right.
Congressional Testimony
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Renewing Statutory PAYGO
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the House Budget Committee | July 25, 2007
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Congress' Role in Federal Financial Management
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security | May 25, 2006
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas on Social Security Solutions Beyond Solvency
Prepared Text for Delivery Before the Subcommittee on Social Security | June 14, 2005
Press
| Headline | Date |
|---|---|
| Dodd's Financial Reform “Goes Too Far,” Says New America Foundation Director | Talk Radio News Service | November 13, 2009 |
| Panel to Look into Bipartisan Debt-reduction Commissions | GovExec.com | November 10, 2009 |
| Deficit Hawks | Newsweek | November 5, 2009 |
| Health-Care Reform's Hidden Taxes | BusinessWeek | November 4, 2009 |
| Deficit-Neutral Health Proposals May Make Fiscal Fixes Trickier | Investor's Business Daily | November 3, 2009 |
| Obama Budget Dir. Pledges Deficit Action Next Year | The Associated Press | November 3, 2009 |
| Fiscal Policy | Nightly Business Report | November 2, 2009 |
| Party Polarization Menaces Efforts To Control Debt | Roll Call (subscription) | October 21, 2009 |
| Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal | October 21, 2009 |
| Checks for Seniors Face Opposition | Wall Street Journal | October 21, 2009 |




