Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, joined us for a lunch program on Thursday, January 18, 2018. MacGuineas offered her thoughts on the tax legislation currently being considered by Congress and the outcome of these negotiations, the overall economy, and short and long-term fiscal issues, including the budget and national debt.

MacGuineas testifies regularly before Congress and has published broadly. Once dubbed “an anti-deficit warrior” by The Wall Street Journal, MacGuineas comments often on broadcast news and is widely cited by the national press. She has worked at the Brookings Institution and on Wall Street. As a political independent, she has advised numerous candidates for office from both parties, and works regularly with members of Congress on health, economic, tax, and budget policy.