Budgets & Projections

With the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) year-end Monthly Budget Review having been released, we published a report today showing what the 2014...

With today's release of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) final Monthly Budget Review for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014, many will be focused on the...

The national debt is currently twice the historical average, and will grow unsustainably until Congress makes responsible changes. Voters should be...

In an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday, editor Fred Hiatt pushed back on assertions by the Obama Administration that they have won over the...

The calendar turns over for the federal government today as FY 2015 is underway. Unlike last year, which started with the government being shut down...

Earlier in the week, we highlighted a portion of CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's presentation at Cornell University highlighting the increased resources...

In a recent presentation at Cornell University, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf explained how the budget is projected to change over time. More resources...

House Republicans plan to vote this week on a jobs package combining bills that would "build a robust economy and foster job creation." While...

Former Pennsylvania governor and Fix the Debt Campaign co-chair Ed Rendell (D) has penned an op-ed arguing that progressive candidates should care...

The Council on Foreign Relations has released a new report and scorecard comparing the United States federal debt situation to other G-7 countries...

CBO’s baseline budget projections are often referred to as “current law” since they generally assume Congress continues the laws as they are written...