Other Spending

Among the many things we noted yesterday on the blog about the omnibus appropriations bill was the similarity between war spending in the bill and in...

As the Senate looks for offsets for an unemployment insurance extension, there is one provision that has gotten some attention: ending "double-dipping...

Among the elements of the budget deal that passed Congress last month was a small $6 billion change to the way military pensions are calculated for...

The passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act was a positive move away from governing by crisis, and a demonstration that policymakers can meet self...

At the end of 2013, Congress allowed extended unemployment benefits to expire, and as a result the maximum number of weeks for collecting benefits has...

As CRFB has explained in a recent analysis, the Bipartisan Budget Act under consideration in the Senate would replace a portion of the mindless...

On Tuesday, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan announced a budget deal that set discretionary spending levels for the next two years, removed some...

With Budget chairs Ryan and Murray apparently close to a deal, they may turn to PBGC premiums as a way to raise money without increasing taxes. For...

Recently, several Members of Congress and outside groups have called for continuing extended unemployment benefits to allow the unemployed to collect...

In his recent testimony, CBO directory Doug Elmendorf argued that it would be beneficial for policymakers to make large improvements to our budgetary...

A recent CNN Money article suggests that budget conferees are likely to propose an increase in aviation security fees. When added to an increase in...

Replacing the sequester will be an important item on the conference committee's agenda, and it may also be the most difficult. Right now, the two...