Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Sequester Signals Need for Real Deficit Reduction
Politico | May 13, 2013 It seems the debt deniers are back. If recent news reports are any indication, there is a growing sentiment that after...
Op-Ed: A Bipartisan Case for Chained CPI
The Hill | May 9, 2013 Over the last few days, politically driven critics have called on the president to abandon his support for changing the way the...
Op-Ed: America's Healthy Path to Fiscal Health
Project Syndicate | April 30, 2013 Over the last five years, the growth of health-care spending in the United States has slowed dramatically – to the...
Op-Ed: Measuring Inflation Right is Both Fair and Accurate
The Hill | April 30, 2013 In his recent blog entry on chained CPI ( Chained CPI: Unfair and inaccurate, April 26th), AARP President Robert Romasco...
Op-Ed: A Grand Bargain is Still Possible. Here’s How.
Washington Post | April 29, 2013 In the 2½ years since the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform that we co-chaired released its...
Op-Ed: Obama’s Legacy Rests on Reducing the Debt
The Hill | April 26, 2013 Second presidential terms build legacies, and this president’s will be tied solidly to the decisions he makes about the...
Op-Ed: Tax Reform Can Be the Key to a Debt Deal
The Hill | April 11, 2013 The Senate and House of Representatives both have passed budgets that represent the preferences of the majority party in...