Adam Shifriss

Sen. Director of Legislative Strategy at CRFB (@budgethawks). Dad. Former hill staffer. Hoosier. Thoughts are my own. RTs =/= endorsements.

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@KurtCouchman An improvement! Closer to how the House Clerk does it. Would be slightly better if the downloadable version had some kind of unique ID.

[Tom Crean @TomCrean]

OG ALWAYS goes to the Glass and always did
@nyknicks @IndianaMBB

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@ThorningMichael @ConnorMEwing @PennPress

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@LevAkabas Passes per possession a similar story? Interesting stuff.

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@LevAkabas What is a plausible cause for the drop from Denver? Seems like missing wide open 3s isn’t from good defense.

[Marie Gluesenkamp Perez @MGPforCongress]

I know we’re not talking about the national debt during this news cycle, but it’s now equal in size to our entire economy. This is a bipartisan problem and it will require both parties to come together to fix it. I’ve introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for Congress to reduce the deficit to 3% of GDP. It’s long past time to do something about this problem.

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

🚨NEW: The Fiscal Contingency Preparedness Act (FCPA) passed the House @GOPoversight @OversightDems with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote. 🗳️

Designed to provide lawmakers with forward-looking fiscal analysis, the bill would require the Treasury and OMB to conduct annual assessments of the government's fiscal resilience in the face of potential domestic or international emergencies.

The bill has seen growing bipartisan support, and would be an important step towards ensuring our nation is prepared for future fiscal crises and economic instability.

➡️Learn more in our FAQ: https://t.co/VqfrDKAXll.

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@MattBrownEP Possible to do cost relative to Kenpom rating or some similar advanced metric? Cool chart.

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

🚨 STARTING SOON: At 3:00 pm ET, CRFB President @MayaMacGuineas will testify before the Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth Subcommittee of @SenFinance.

The hearing, focusing on “The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036,” comes as the @USCBO recently published its latest Budget and Economic Outlook projecting the nation’s debt, deficits, interest costs, major trust funds and more are all facing an unsustainable fiscal path ahead.

Watch her testimony here ➡️ https://t.co/e6TPfqAGjN.

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

☑️BREAKING: @HouseBlueDogs has endorsed a bipartisan resolution setting a 3% of GDP deficit target.

“It's past time to get our fiscal house in order. By pursuing aggressive yet realistic targets, we can spend less on interest payments and focus more on restoring economic agency to American families. It’s time for Congress to come together in a bipartisan manner and put an end to irresponsible budgeting.” 

A BIG WEEK for this important fiscal goal!

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

🚨JUST NOW: In a House @FinancialCmte hearing w/ @SecScottBessent, Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Co-Chair @RepHuizenga cites the BFF's recent resolution urging the House to adopt a 3% of GDP deficit target – noting it is a "tangible, achievable goal that is desperately needed."

Secretary Bessent adds "I look forward to working with you on that."

➡️Read more about the broad, bipartisan support for a 3% fiscal target: https://t.co/4S1tqno77A.

[John Fanta @John_Fanta]

Indiana University has won the Big Ten title for the first time since 1967.

Indiana University has defeated Ohio State for the first time since 1988.

Indiana University is #1.

Curt Cignetti has led the greatest turnaround in college football history.

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

➡️What’s in a name? When it comes to Social Security’s retirement ages, simpler names mean better retirement decisions.

The House is voting today on the "Claiming Age Clarity Act," introduced by @RepSmucker.

The bill renames Social Security's retirement ages, which research shows will improve retirement decisions and can contribute to increased retirement security and growing the economy.

🔗https://t.co/13YfXaObfb.

[Marc Goldwein @MarcGoldwein]

🚨 Introducing the Social Security COLA Cap 🚨 — Our 2nd novel Trust Fund Solution

The COLA Cap would:
⦿ Close 4%-27% of Social Security's shortfall
⦿ Increase progressivity
⦿ Maintain needed inflation protection
⦿ Boost payable benefits
⦿ Retain work incentives
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[Marc Goldwein @MarcGoldwein]

🚨Introducing the Employer Compensation Tax🚨 - Our first novel Trust Fund Solution. The ECT would:
⦿ Fix 2/3 of Social Security's shortfall & 1/2 of Medicare's
⦿ Increase progressivity
⦿ Support economic growth
⦿ Improve efficiency
⦿ Reduce health cost growth

THREAD ....

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@JakeSherman @PunchbowlNews @RepSmucker Pretty sure they have the receipts - https://t.co/D1E0wgryxD

[Mica Soellner @MicaSoellnerDC]

Per Rep. Ralph Norman: Johnson sent this commitment letter to hold outs this AM on spending cuts

[CRFB.org @BudgetHawks]

Will the real Fiscal Heroes please stand up?

Today’s a day for backbone – not backing down.

[Marc Goldwein @MarcGoldwein]

The bill comes NO WHERE CLOSE to meeting the framework — $2 trillion of spending cuts, or else the $4.5t in tax cuts *relative to current law* gets reduced.

The framework has $1.5t of gross spending cuts ($1.2t net) which only allows $4t of tax cuts. But it keeps all $4.5t.

[Adam Shifriss @AdamShifriss]

@George_A_Callas I like “Frankenstein’s Baseline”

[Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC]

“Part of the purpose here is growing the economy. You do that by focusing on pro-growth tax reform, and by as little debt as possible,” says CRFB Pres. @MayaMacGuineas of the House reconciliation bill, calling it “anti-growth.”
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