Fiscal Policy in the News

Citizens from across the country had a message yesterday for lawmakers: we are working together to solve our fiscal challenges, why can’t you? At a...

Earlier this year, the Administration launched a contest to let federal employees submit ideas to save the government money (at the time, we called...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauded a CBO estimate that under the health...

A group of budget experts including CRFB president, Maya MacGuineas, released a “Statement on Health Care Reform,” calling for further efforts to...

Last night President Obama gave a long-awaited speech on his plan for increasing troop levels, stating his intention to increase troops by 30,000...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal calls the pharmaceutical industry foolish...

Public concern over the United States’ ballooning deficit and debt seems to be growing. Both the cover of this week’s Economist and the lead story on...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: As politicians react to record high levels of unemployment, The...

Yesterday, Saturday Night Live's opening sketch featured Chinese President Hu Jintao (played by Bill Hader) in a joint press conference with President...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times applauds the House and Senate Finance bills for...

This morning, a Wall Street Journal article reported that the White House intends to use some of the remaining TARP cash for deficit reduction, while...

In a recent report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), mid-year budget shortfalls, totaling $16 billion or 4 percent of these...