In testimony before the Senate Budget Committee last week, CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf quantified the impacts that extending some or all of the...

Right on the two-year anniversary of its enactment, the Troubled Asset Relief Program's (TARP) authority to disburse new money ended on Sunday. The...

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke made a hard-hitting speech this evening about fiscal sustainability and fiscal rules. That Bernanke made the speech at all...

Should Old Performance be Forgot, and Never Brought to Mind? – The new fiscal year (2011) began on Friday. Instead of imbibing in champagne, CRFB...

With the fiscal debt clock ticking, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget yesterday brought together members of Congress and other fiscal...

The growth play from September has spilled over into October, although cross-currents are apparent and volatility should be expected. Economic news...

A Balanced Plan to Stabilize Public Debt and Promote Economic Growth Yesterday, we released a new budget blueprint to stabilize the debt by the end of...

CRFB hosted a policy forum on September 30th: Getting Specific: How to Fix the Budget. We will live tweeted the event on our Twitter page-- https:/...