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If they Don’t Win It’s the Same – Opening Day presaged much of the same for Washington as the home team was clobbered. The White House hopes that the...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The Wall Street Journal questioned whether the economic recovery...

CRFB would like to introduce our " Featured Charts" page where we will highlight important fiscal, economic, health care, and entitlement projection...

CRFB has talked a lot about deficit and debt projections over the coming decade, and beyond. CBO's analysis of the President's FY 2011 budget shows us...

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve ended its purchases of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) from the government-sponsored enterprises (GSE), including...

The Onion has decided to take the deficit challenge. Their idea might just be the most original one yet: Eliminate the U.S. Senate. "Established in...

A great debate is breaking out over concerns for our growing debt, and it is centered around interest rates on Treasury securities. A fear held by...

Health Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times believed that the suits made by various state...

A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out: CBO: Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student...

For budget and market watchers, the month of March has been a little scary. It is not easy to come out of the deepest recession and financial crisis...

Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the final three members to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.)...