Some of the nation’s largest and most important programs are financed through government trust funds that collect dedicated ...

Government funding runs out at midnight tonight, with none of the twelve appropriations bills nor a temporary continuing resolution (CR) having been passed and signed into law.

Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines – Outlines the key upcoming fiscal policy deadlines lawmakers will confront, like the expiration of government funding, Fiscal Responsibility Act ...

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released its Mid-Session Review (MSR) for the Preside ...

After modestly reducing deficits in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 by reducing the present value cost of the student loan program, the reconciliation law is projected to add significantly to near-term deficits ...

As it currently stands, the Senate reconciliation bill is likely to add $3.5 to $4.2 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, based on our estimates. The debt impact could rise as high as ...

Sources: CRFB estimates based on data from the Joint Committee on Taxation and the Congressional Budget Office. Note: individual provisions are calculated by adding a current policy adjustment to the ...

The Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the trust funds. Our report on the Social Security trust funds can be found here. The Medicare ...

Note: We have published our analyses of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports. The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports, today, highlighting the precarious ...

The House is continuing to mark up its reconciliation legislation, which we estimate would add $3.3 trillion to the debt including interest or $5.2 trillion if its temporary provisions are made ...

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to discuss the government shutdown's effect on the economy, rising nati ...