Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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...
Updated Appropriations 101
Note: We have updated this paper, please see our Updated Appropriations 101. What are appropriations? Appropriations are annual decisions made by...
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NOTE: This version of this analysis is now out of date.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...
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NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates.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:/...
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NOTE: This version of this analysis is now out of date.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...
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...
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...
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NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates.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:/...
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...
Adding Up Senator Cruz's Campaign Proposals So Far
Update, 3/8/16: Since this analysis was posted, the Tax Policy Center added an additional policy of Sen. Cruz’s tax plan to their analysis that...