Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: The $2.5 trillion Slush Fund
CNN Money | August 9, 2010 The Social Security trustees released their updated projections last week detailing the financial health of the nation's...
Maya MacGuineas Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation Before the...
Barry Anderson's Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
In his testimony before the President’s fiscal commission, Barry Anderson discussed the characteristics of budget systems, the roles that fiscal rules...
Op-Ed: Can We Afford $100 Billion Jobs Bill?
CNN | June 4, 2010 Last Friday, the House passed and sent to the Senate a jobs bill that was scaled down in an effort to control the cost. The...
Essay: Our Unsustainable Budget Situation
NIHCM Foundation | May 2010 Our Burgeoning Federal Debt There is little doubt that the United States is on an unsustainable budget path. Budget...