Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Risks and Threats from Deficits and Debt
After two decades of uninterrupted borrowing – including three years in which deficits surpassed 10 percent of the economy – the U.S. national debt is...
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Appropriations 101
This paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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Presentation: Can Carbon Taxes Fund Climate Investments?
On June 13, 2022, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget gave a presentation to attendees of the 2022 Citizens’ Climate Lobby...
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Maya MacGuineas's Senate Testimony on Saving Social Security
On June 9, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on "Saving Social...
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Analysis of the 2022 Social Security Trustees' Report
Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the long-term financial state of the Social Security and Medicare...
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Analysis of the 2022 Medicare Trustees' Report
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial state of those programs and their respective trust funds. The...
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Presentation: Fiscal Policy in a Time of High Inflation
On May 26, 2022, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget gave a presentation to the National Economists Club on the possible...
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Analysis of CBO's May 2022 Budget and Economic Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its May 2022 Budget and Economic Outlook, its first baseline in almost a year. CBO’s new...
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Fiscal Considerations for the Future of Telehealth
Telehealth services filled crucial medical care gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic and will appropriately remain an important part of the health care...
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Can a Carbon Tax Fund Climate Investments?
Though the Senate will not consider the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBB), there has been some discussion of reviving the legislation’s climate...
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Analysis of the President's FY 2023 Budget
The Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget proposal today, outlining some of President Biden’s tax and spending priorities...
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Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
The Q&A has been updated here. On January 31, 2022, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $30 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as...