Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Setting a Fiscal Goal
On June 15, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the House Budget Committee on "Setting a Fiscal Goal...
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Adding Up Senator Sanders's Campaign Proposals So Far
UPDATED: Previous versions of this analysis were published on April 7 and May 9, 2016. The analysis below, updated on May 19, incorporates the...
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Updated Appropriations 101
Note: We have updated this paper, please see our Updated Appropriations 101. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by...
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Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This version of this analysis is now out of date. The most current version of the analysis can be found in our paper "Promises and Price Tags: A...
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Adding Up Senator Sanders's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...
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Adding Up Secretary Clinton's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This version of this analysis is now out of date. The most current version of the analysis can be found in our paper "Promises and Price Tags: A...
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Nine Social Security Myths You Shouldn’t Believe
Social Security is a vital program for tens of millions of seniors, dependents, and workers with disabilities, and it has been a hot topic of...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening the Budget Resolution
One of the key elements of the Congressional Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Budget Act) was the provision to adopt a budget resolution...
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Adding Up Senator Sanders's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...
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CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2017 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s FY 2017 budget, using its own economic and technical assumptions to...