The federal budget this week has been on everyone’s mind and television set. With the federal government set to shut down tonight at midnight if no...

With a possible federal government shutdown looming in only a few short hours, it is worth noting some of the costs if such an action occurs. With a...

Considering its role as the biggest driver of long-term deficits and debt, health spending has to be addressed in any serious long-term budget plan...

UPDATED 4/8/11 to include a link to the budget framework released by the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Today, the Republican Study Committee (RSC)...

House GOP Budget Unveiled – On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, titled “The...

Today, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced legislation to require Congress to offset war costs with other tax or spending changes. The bill, the Pay for...

Yesterday, Congressman Paul Ryan released his budget proposal, which would bring the federal debt down to 67.5 percent of GDP by 2021, and...

In response to Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) FY 2012 Budget proposal, CBO has released a long-term analysis of the proposal. The analysis, which...

In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the "no new taxes pledge" many members of Congress have signed and...