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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are... -
Defense Funding Put in Context
Read morePresident Trump has requested $1.5 trillion of defense spending in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, including $1.15 trillion of base funding... -
Comments on Department of Education's Proposed Changes to Gainful Employment
Read moreOn May 20, 2026 the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Advisor, Marc Goldwein, submitted comments on... -
Federal Improper Payments Total $186 Billion in FY 2025
Read moreThe federal government made at least $186 billion of improper payments in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, according to new Government Accountability Office... -
CBO Scores FY 2026 Reconciliation at $72 Billion
Read moreThe Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committees released draft reconciliation legislation for Fiscal Year (FY)... -
What’s in the Senate FY 2026 Budget Resolution?
Read moreThe Senate adopted its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 budget resolution last night, kicking off the reconciliation process. Unfortunately, the budget is about... -
Comments on Proposed Workforce Pell Grant Rule
Read moreOn April 8, 2026 the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Policy Advisor for Higher Education Alexander Holt submitted comments on the... -
A $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Could Mean Nearly $7 Trillion in Higher Debt
Read morePresident Trump is expected to release his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget later this week, which may include a proposal to increase the defense budget... -
Pell Grant Program Faces Serious and Immediate Shortfall
Read moreThe Pell Grant program will end 2026 in the red and faces a cumulative 10-year shortfall exceeding $100 billion, according to the Congressional Budget... -
What Happens If DHS Shuts Down
Read moreFunding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will expire at midnight tonight. Absent a last-minute agreement to fund DHS today, it will... -
Student Loan Costs Drop to Near Record Lows After Reconciliation Reforms
Read moreNote: This analysis has been updated from the original version to better reflect the effect that the Biden SAVE plan had on subsidy rates over time... -
George Will Highlights Potential Dangerous Path Ahead
Read moreIn an opinion piece for The Washington Post, columnist George Will writes about the six paths to a fiscal disaster outlined in our recent paper, “...