Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2019, and Congress has enacted none of 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary spending levels. Lawmakers have...
Papers |
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Nov 6, 2019 | Budget Process
Letter to Senate Budget Committee: Advance Bipartisan Budget Improvements
Below is a letter sent today from Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas to Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike...
Choices for Financing Medicare for All: A Preliminary Analysis
Proposals to adopt single-payer health care in the United States have grown in popularity in recent years, as numerous lawmakers and presidential...
Oct 16, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Introducing the Budget Offsets Bank
The federal debt is at a post-war record high, deficits are set to exceed the trillion-dollar mark this year, and new initiatives are being proposed...
Sep 24, 2019 | Social Security
Chartbook: Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform
Below is a Chartbook that corresponds to the paper "Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform":
Sep 19, 2019 | Social Security
Promoting Economic Growth through Social Security Reform
By Marc Goldwein, Maya MacGuineas, and Chris Towner
Executive Summary
As the population ages and an increasing share of Americans exit the...
Sep 18, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Americans Show They Can Make Tough Federal Budget Decisions and Reduce National Debt
The national debt currently is the highest it has been as a share of the economy since just after World War II, and it is rising rapidly. This high...
Sep 12, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
After the 2020 Election, Fiscal Challenges Await
The winner of the 2020 presidential election will begin his or her term facing a daunting fiscal situation. High deficits and debt, depleting trust...
Aug 27, 2019 | Economics
Break Glass Here: A Responsible Plan to Combat the Next Recession
The United States is in the midst of one of the longest periods of sustained economic growth in its history, but there are signs that this prolonged...
Aug 21, 2019 | Budgets & Projections
Analysis of CBO’s Updated Budget and Economic Outlook (August 2019)
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated Budget and Economic Outlook, showing that the national debt is on an unsustainable...