Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: If Washington Worked, Here's How We'd Fix the Budget
The Atlantic | July 6, 2011 Seven months after the president's deficit commission released its report, Washington is embroiled in a self-destructive...
Budget Path: How Feds Can Avert the Fiscal Crisis
The Public Manager | June 24, 2011 In the wake of the recent financial meltdown from which we are still recovering, the United States faces the...
Event Recap: 2011 CRFB Annual Conference and Dinner
On June 14, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget held its 2011 Annual Conference and Dinner on Capitol Hill. This year’s roundtable...
Averting a Fiscal Crisis
CRFB has compiled a brief background on the scope of our nation's fiscal challenges and the drivers of our debt and deficits, while outlining some of...
Background and Summary of Fiscal Commission Plan
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Op-Ed: How to Add Teeth to Obama's Plan for a Debt Failsafe
Washington Post | April 29, 2011 In his recent it’s-time-to-get-serious-on-the-budget speech, President Obama introduced his idea for a debt fail-safe...