FY 2012 Budget

In Bloom – Spring is officially here, though the weather would have one think otherwise. Frigid temperatures and even a little snow in the Washington...

CBO has just released their preliminary analysis of the President's Budget. Be sure to check back to CRFB and The Bottom Line soon for more analysis...

Update: Adam Looney of The Hamilton Project participated in today's chat in place of Bill Frenzel - still a very interesting read, check it out below...

One day after President Obama signed a bill to avert - for at least 2 more weeks - a federal government shutdown, Vice President Joe Biden will meet...

Shutting Down Versus Sitting Down – Congress returns to Washington this week after lawmakers spent last week back home. Just before leaving town the...

So you (and we) don’t have to, Jason likes to spend his time looking into arcane federal education budget issues. In this case he’s writing about a...

Every year, the President’s budget proposal includes a list of potential discretionary program cuts. These programs are those identified by the...

In our continued analysis of the President’s budget, we now move to a detailed examination of what the budget, if enacted entirely and without future...

Day of Leaders – Today we celebrate great American leaders with mattress sales and a day off (for some) from work. Congress left town for the whole...

In a thoughtful Washington Post op-ed this morning, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) calls for leadership and shared sacrifice on the issue of deficit reduction...

Three days after the release of the President's budget, our blog series continues to provide new analysis. In our detailed analysis of the President’s...

Continuing our analysis of the President's 2012 Budget, we have just published our latest paper that takes a look at the 2012 proposal in more detail...