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Op-Ed: Yes, There's Hope for a Big Budget Deal
Read moreU.S. News and World Report | November 25, 2013 Conventional wisdom about the outcome of the Budget Conference Committee – co-chaired by House Budget... -
Policymakers Must Not Double-Count Retirement Savings
Read moreAs budget conference committee chairs Patty Murray and Paul Ryan appear to be moving closer to a partial sequester-replacement deal, reports suggest... -
Baucus Releases Cost Recovery Draft
Read moreThis week, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) has been moving forward with tax reform, releasing three discussion drafts. On Tuesday, he... -
Treasury Set to Exit GM By Year's End
Read moreThe New York Times is reporting that the Treasury Department will sell its remaining shares in General Motors, bringing to an end its five-year... -
Looking Beyond the Ten-Year Window
Read moreOur paper released yesterday detailed how our long term debt problems are far from solved, making clear the unsustainability of federal debt over the... -
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Baucus Releases Tax Administration Draft
Read moreThis week, Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is moving forward with tax reform, releasing three discussion drafts. Yesterday, he released a... -
CBO Predicts the "X Date"
Read moreGiven the nature of debt ceiling politics lately, estimating when the federal government will start defaulting on obligations has become a common... -
CRFB Shows that Long-Term Problems Remain Very Far From Solved
Read moreToday, CRFB has released a new paper, Our Long-Term Debt Problems Are Very Far from Solved, which shows while recent improvements may have benefited... -
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Baucus Releases International Tax Reform Draft
Read moreThis week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) is moving ahead with tax reform, starting with the release of discussion drafts on... -
Line Items: Gettysburg Address Edition
Read moreHistoric Moment – On this day 150 years ago, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address dedicating the new national cemetery at the...