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The budget conference committee will begin to meet in full shortly, when the conferees will begin to look for a compromise between the Senate and...

A number of commentators have suggested recently that our budget problems could be solved if only we focused more on promoting economic growth...

It is difficult to believe that nearly two weeks ago, our country was on the brink of default, the shutdown dragged on, and lawmakers seemed unable to...

Yesterday, CRFB board member and former Senate Budget Committee argued in the Washington Post that ultimately, additional revenue through...

Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) dramatically lowered its estimate of savings if policymakers chose to increase the Medicare...

With a deal on the appropriations bill last week, the government has been reopened and a default has been avoided. But the reality is that lawmakers...

This is the twelfth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform. Last...

As part of the bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown and avoid default, a budget conference was established. The purpose of this conference...

The first official meeting of the conference committee is expected to occur sometime next week, at which point the conferees will begin attempting to...

Citizens for Tax Justice has released a new tax reform plan which eliminates some tax breaks and uses some of the revenue to cut the top rate and...

Years of failed budget negotiations have illustrated the political difficulties of a big budget deal. Neither political party is willing to touch...

Shutdown Smackdown – The shutdown ended and a default was averted last week, but the fallout continues as voters express their displeasure with...