Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
Presentation: Can Carbon Taxes Fund Climate Investments?
On June 13, 2022, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget gave a presentation to attendees of the 2022 Citizens’ Climate Lobby...
Maya MacGuineas's Senate Testimony on Saving Social Security
On June 9, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify before the Senate Budget Committee on "Saving Social...
Analysis of the 2022 Medicare Trustees' Report
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial state of those programs and their respective trust funds. The...
Analysis of the 2022 Social Security Trustees' Report
Today, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the long-term financial state of the Social Security and Medicare...
Presentation: Fiscal Policy in a Time of High Inflation
On May 26, 2022, Marc Goldwein of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget gave a presentation to the National Economists Club on the possible...
Analysis of CBO's May 2022 Budget and Economic Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its May 2022 Budget and Economic Outlook, its first baseline in almost a year. CBO’s new...
Fiscal Considerations for the Future of Telehealth
Telehealth services filled crucial medical care gaps during the COVID-19 pandemic and will appropriately remain an important part of the health care...
Can a Carbon Tax Fund Climate Investments?
Though the Senate will not consider the House-passed Build Back Better Act (BBB), there has been some discussion of reviving the legislation’s climate...
Analysis of the President's FY 2023 Budget
The Biden Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget proposal today, outlining some of President Biden’s tax and spending priorities...
Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
On January 31, 2022, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $30 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as an important reminder of the...
FACT SHEET: Are Deficits in Decline?
Last month, the federal government ran a surplus of $119 billion, the first monthly surplus since September 2019. The Fiscal Year 2022 deficit is...