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Republican Presidential candidate Ben Carson has frequently talked about constraining the growing national debt, and this summer said that "you could...

Today, Republican presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush unveiled a new plan – among the most detailed we have seen so far from...

Recent press reports indicate that the ongoing budget negotiations between Congressional leaders and the White House may lean on the use of the...

Congressman Scott Rigell (R-VA) released a plan today we might like even better than our own Sequester Offset Solutions (SOS) plan. Congressman Rigell...

We are coming down the home stretch of calendar year 2015, with only a little more than two months left. Lawmakers will have to get to work as they...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) discussed his plans to increase Social Security benefits and extend the program's solvency.

This blog is part of the “ Fiscal FactCheck ” series designed to examine the accuracy of budget-related statements made during the 2016 presidential...

One of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's first major policy proposals focused on college affordability. Called the " New College...

A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the shortfalls facing the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), which guarantees defined...

The Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this week posted a draft bill that would extend government funding until December 11 and avert a...

According to a new Department of Transportation (DOT) estimate, the Highway Trust Fund will likely last until late next summer instead of at the end...