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The Medicare and Social Security Trustees released their annual reports on the financial status of the trust funds, showing both face serious...

The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today on the financial status of the programs. The Trustees find that these...

Explore the Interactive Map Click on your state to see its estimated impact. Social Security’s retirement program provides benefits for 63 million...

What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...

On May 20, 2026 the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Marc Goldwein, submitted comments on...

The debt ceiling currently stands at $41.1 trillion, having been lifted to that level by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on...

As the debt approaches record levels as a share of the economy, the United States government continues to run the highest peacetime deficits in the...

What is Reconciliation? How do Reconciliation Instructions Work? Can a Reconciliation Bill Add to the Deficit? What is the “Byrd Rule”? What are Other...

On April 8, 2026 the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education Alexander Holt submitted comments on the...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the Senate Aging Committee hearing on "Experience...

On March 26, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Budget Committee on "The Best...

Social Security is less than seven years from insolvency, at which point the law calls for a 24% across-the-board benefit cut. Yet despite facing...