Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Bipartisan Compromise Needed to Get America's Fiscal House in Order
Patriot News | January 29, 2013 We are in a state of stupor over the federal budget. No, it’s not we citizens. But, rather, it’s our federal elected...
Op-Ed: Our Imperfect Work
The Government We Deserve | January 23, 2013 “We must act, knowing that our work will be imperfect,” Barack Obama proclaimed in his second inaugural...
Op-Ed: Let's Reform the Real Cause of National Debt
The Arizona Republic | January 21, 2013 One thing I learned during my 22 years of serving in Congress is this: When the chips are down, Republicans...
Op-Ed: Dont Hold the Debt Ceiling Hostage
The Hill | January 18, 2013 There appears to be a certain quality of self-immolation to the way the Republicans in Congress are approaching their...
Op-Ed: Proposing the Unprecedented to Avoid Default
New York Times | January 14, 2013 The elbow room the government has given itself on the debt ceiling is quickly approaching, and there are a numbers...
Op-Ed: Steps to Fiscal Responsiblity
The Hill | December 14, 2012 While avoiding the “fiscal cliff” is essential to near-term recovery and job growth, it is just the first step to...
Op-Ed: A Real Debt Goal: 60 Percent by 2030
Politico | December 13, 2012 The fiscal cliff obsession in Washington is missing the whole point of fiscal reform: actually solving our national debt...
Op-Ed: Fiscal Cliff Deal: What We Need
Politico | December 6, 2012 When is a fiscal deal different from a Grand Bargain? When we talk about the solutions to two important and related...
Op-Ed: The "Go Fast" and "Go Big" Fiscal Challenges
New York Times | November 30, 2012 Washington faces two urgent fiscal challenges in the next few months. Before the end of the year, the lame duck...