How Lawmakers Have Added to Deficits This Year
The beginning of the 114th Congress was marked by a great deal of rhetoric about fiscal responsibility and passage of a budget resolution promising a...
Debt & Deficits
Sources of Spending Growth in the Long Term
Over the past few weeks, we have been posting in-depth analysis of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Outlook. In its...
Richmond Fed Releases Bailout Barometer
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has updated their “Bailout Barometer,” which measures the total financial sector liabilities that...
$180 Billion Added to the Debt This Congress - How Deep Will Congress Dig?
Our partners at Fix the Debt released a graphic yesterday highlighting the fiscal irresponsibility of the 114th Congress in the few months it...
Debt and Deficits Under the FY 2016 Budgets
With budget consideration underway this week, the House has passed its own resolution and rejected several proposed alternatives, while the ...
Maya MacGuineas Testifies in Front of Senate Budget Committee
Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified last Wednesday in front of the Senate Budget Committee for a...
CRFB's Taxpayer Receipt in USA Today
Did you know that nearly 75 dollars out of every 100 dollars in taxes paid goes to just four major areas?
Heritage Foundation Publishes Budget Book of Proposed Spending Cuts
Last week, the Heritage Foundation released the Budget Book, a catalog of 106 ways to cut the budget or reduce the size of government totaling...