Events

Congress advanced a budget resolution allowing up to $1.9 trillion of additional spending or tax cuts through a process known as budget reconciliation. This powerful tool allows legislation to pass...

At the end of December, lawmakers agreed on over $900 billion of COVID relief. It is the fifth major bill enacted in response to the COVID pandemic and economic crisis, and the first since April's...

The pandemic and election exposed deep divisions among the public and raised serious questions about whether our political system is up to the task of addressing the major challenges we face. Along...

Whoever is inaugurated on January 20, 2021, will face many fiscal challenges over his term. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget published the only existing comprehensive study to detail and...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released two new outlooks in September that highlight our nation's unsustainable budget trajectory over the next decade and beyond. From the federal debt reaching...