Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...

Peter G. Peterson is the founder and chairman of the Pete G. Peterson Foundation and a board member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget...

On October 18, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-hosted an event with Voice of the People to discuss the latest findings of their...

The deficit will rise dramatically over the next decade, from about $590 billion at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 to over $1.2 trillion at the end...

Tonight’s Presidential debate will include a discussion of debt and entitlements, which hopefully touches on the looming insolvency of the government...

Cross-posted on the Fix the Debt blog The first two presidential debates offered a lot of drama but little substance. So the final debate tonight is...

During the second presidential debate on October 9, Donald Trump said in response to a question about the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare"), "It’s...

During the third presidential debate on October 19, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said about Hillary Clinton's tax plan, "Her plan is...

Today the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security benefits next year will be 0.3...

Though neither major party presidential nominee has offered a plan to shore up the Social Security trust funds, prompt action is needed to prevent...

No one should assess Social Security policy in isolation.