Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Budgeting for a Better America Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the congressional budget process, improve fiscal transparency, and ...
Taken together, the Saving MEDICARE Act puts forward a comprehensive plan to address the underlying causes of excessive MA ...
The White House recently requested an $87.6 billion supplemental appropriations package. Their request includes over $70 billion for military and related expenses, including funding for the war in ...
The national debt is on an unsustainable path and represents a growing threat to the budget and economy. Increasingly, even former “fiscal doves” are raising concern. Last week, Center for American ...
As the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce government waste, fraud, errors, and abuse (WFEA) – as we ...
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Examiner, an excerpt of ...
Although a significant share of federal spending goes toward health care and Social Security, the budget covers many other areas from defense to food stamps to education.
The appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The appropriations process for FY 2026 was completed in April ...
The national debt is on course to reach a record share of the economy under the next presidential administration, due in part to policies approved by Presidents Trump and Biden during their time in ...
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its February 2026 Budget and Economic Outlook today, updating its January 2025 baseline to account for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), tariffs, ...
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the programs. The Trustees find that both Social Security and Medicare are within a decade of ...