Our recent blog " Putting the Debt on a Downward Path" emphasizes how changes in economic projections can affect the budget for better or for worse...

In an op-ed in the Hill, former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) is calling on Congressional Republicans not to use the debt ceiling as leverage for...

A recent report from the Business Roundtable (BRT) outlines their proposal to reform Social Security and Medicare with the goal of maintaining an...

Although labeled as the " fiscal cliff deal," the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) enacted into law left many budget issues unresolved or only...

Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved an additional $50.5 billion in disaster funding for areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy by a 241-180...

Golden Moment – The Golden Globe Awards were held over the weekend. Many view the awards as a prelude to the Academy Awards, although the Golden...

Yesterday, Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-FL) introduced H.R. 243, otherwise cited as the Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt (BOLD) Act, a bill...

Following the enactment of the American Tax Relief Act a few weeks ago, two top credit rating agencies--Moody's and Standard & Poor's-- announced a...

Yesterday, President Obama suggested we need about $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction on top of what has been enacted so far, a claim which matches a...

CRFB President Maya MacGuineas has an idea for the debt ceiling: instead of gaming out a potential default (which would be disasterous) or using some...