Yesterday, on the heels of President Obama signing a $1.1 trillion "minibus" CRFB released a paper on the importance of controlling discretionary...

The chance that some type of bipartisan commission will be created to address the nation’s long-term fiscal challenges increased significantly this...

With U.S. debt held by the public on track to exceed 100% of the economy in a little over a decade, policymakers must come together now and implement...

Differing views on creating a deficit commission were aired at a Capitol Hill forum yesterday sponsored by the Cato Institute. The proposal, which is...

This afternoon, the House passed a $154 billion economic aid package. Below we have listed the major spending areas within the bill: Spending...

The IRS has agreed to give up billions in tax money in exchange for Citigroup’s repurchase of $20 billion of its assets held by TARP. In a notice...

Tim Penny, co-chair of the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform, was interviewed today for an hour on his home state public radio station. Saying...

The House has been extremely busy today, not only passing a $154 billion jobs bill but also passing a temporary continuing resolution, the defense...

Earlier this year the White House created a contest for federal employees that was focused on producing real ideas that would yield monetary savings...

According to a Donald Marron, reallocating TARP funds to use for other purposes (such as a jobs bill) may violate the letter of the law (and certinaly...

On December 14, the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform hosted a public event at the National Press Club to announce the release of its report...