Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Op-Ed: Avoid Budget Gimmicks
zpolitics | December 9, 2013 As the Congressional budget conference committee nears its December 13 deadline for producing a budget agreement, it is...
Op-Ed: Friday the 13th Approaches
The Hill | December 5, 2013 Friday the 13th has additional significance this year. In addition to being an annual day of caution for superstitious...
Op-Ed: Which Corporate Taxation for America?
Project Syndicate | December 2, 2013 Corporate tax reform is one of the few issues that garner bipartisan support in a deeply divided US Congress. The...
Op-Ed: Yes, There's Hope for a Big Budget Deal
U.S. News and World Report | November 25, 2013 Conventional wisdom about the outcome of the Budget Conference Committee – co-chaired by House Budget...
Op-Ed: With Order Restored, Let’s Act
The Hill | November 11, 2013 For the past three years, Congress has been stuck in a partisan stalemate that has threatened fiscal confidence and...
Op-Ed: Stop the Madness, Start Discussing Long-Term Solutions to Debt Issues
The Hill | October 29, 2013 The recent budget showdown was both completely predictable and totally avoidable, as was the resulting damage to our...
The Budget Crisis Is Over (Temporarily), But Another Is Coming Soon
Forbes | October 25, 2013 Each house passed a budget for FY 2014. Those budgets were miles apart but neither house showed any interest in negotiating...