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 ...
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
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 House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs – the BUILD America 250 Act – on a bipartisan basis. Based on our ...
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 ...
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 Education Department announced today that they will quadruple the auto-pay incentive to reduce a student loan borrower’s interest rate by 1 percent through 2028 if they enroll in auto-pay. We ...
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the programs. The Trustees find that these programs are approaching insolvency and face large ...
Click on your state to see its estimated impact. Social Security’s retirement program provides benefits for 63 million Americans, including retirees, spouses, and dependents. 1 Yet we have known for ...
The United States borrowed $1.2 trillion in the first eight months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $293 billion in May, according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury ...
The Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the trust funds, showing both face serious financial challenges. Our analysis of the Social Security ...
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