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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2026 Reports
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, finding that both programs have significantly worse financial outlooks... -
12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.7 Trillion in May 2026
Read moreThe federal government borrowed $1.7 trillion over the past year – June 2025 to May 2026 – based on estimates from the Congressional Budget Office... -
Maya MacGuineas: No State Spared When Social Security Goes Insolvent
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Albany Times Union , an... -
Proposed Tariff Actions Could Raise Revenue by Nearly $1 Trillion
Read moreThe Trump Administration recently proposed new tariffs on imports from 60 economies using Section 301, which allows the President to impose trade... -
Marc Goldwein Discusses No State Spared on C-SPAN
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President & Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, joined C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"... -
No State Spared: Mapping the Impact of Social Security's Insolvency
Read moreExplore the Interactive Map Click on your state to see its estimated impact. Social Security’s retirement program provides benefits for 63 million... -
Reconciliation Should Be for Deficit Reduction
Read moreThe Senate may soon vote on a reconciliation bill that would appropriate $70 billion for various immigration and Homeland Security agencies in place... -
Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are... -
IMF Warns of Risks from Rising Debt
Read moreThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently released its semiannual Fiscal Monitor report, warning that risks to the global fiscal outlook have... -
Marc Goldwein: Point: Suspending Federal Gas Tax Will Only Worsen Transportation
Read moreMarc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion... -
Ways & Means Advances Anti-Fraud Bills
Read moreThe House Ways and Means Committee approved several bills last week aimed at reducing waste, fraud, abuse, and errors in the federal budget as well as... -
Beyond the Gridlock: Bipartisan Fiscal Solutions
Read moreGiven that both Republicans and Democrats are equally to blame for our dismal fiscal situation and even more dismal outlook, lawmakers from both...