Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Could the U.S. End Up Like Greece?
CNN | May 20, 2010 Over the past month, we've watched from distant shores as Greece has plunged into a debt crisis. Mounting pressure from global...
Op-Ed: From a Fiscal Standpoint, Alarm About Health Care Reform
Pioneer Press | May 15, 2010 As co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (yes, I know it sounds like an oxymoron), I helped organize...
CBO's Analysis of the President's FY2011 Budget
In its Analysis of the President's Budget, CBO estimates that the FY 2011 budget proposals would cause public debt levels to rise to 90 percent of GDP...
Fiscal Turnarounds: International Success Stories
The U.S. is not alone in facing massive budget deficits and an exploding debt, nor is it the first country to face this type of situation. There are...
Happy Birthday ARRA: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act One Year Later
A year after its creation, the ARRA has disbursed about $300 billion, of the now $862 billion, through spending increases and tax breaks. Almost all...
Op-Ed: President's Budget Is a Start, at Least
AOL News | Feb. 1, 2010 The president's budget elevates the issue of fiscal responsibility (good), but fails to achieve it (not good). President Obama...
Op-Ed: Obama's Freeze Is a Good First Step
CNN | Jan. 27, 2010 When the president unveils his 2011 budget next week, he will propose capping "non-security" discretionary spending at its current...