Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
Barry Anderson's Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
In his testimony before the President’s fiscal commission, Barry Anderson discussed the characteristics of budget systems, the roles that fiscal rules...
Maya MacGuineas Testimony Before the Fiscal Commission
Testimony of Maya MacGuineas President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Director, Fiscal Policy Program, New America Foundation Before the...
Op-Ed: Can We Afford $100 Billion Jobs Bill?
CNN | June 4, 2010 Last Friday, the House passed and sent to the Senate a jobs bill that was scaled down in an effort to control the cost. The...
Essay: Our Unsustainable Budget Situation
NIHCM Foundation | May 2010 Our Burgeoning Federal Debt There is little doubt that the United States is on an unsustainable budget path. Budget...
Op-Ed: Could the U.S. End Up Like Greece?
CNN | May 20, 2010 Over the past month, we've watched from distant shores as Greece has plunged into a debt crisis. Mounting pressure from global...
Op-Ed: From a Fiscal Standpoint, Alarm About Health Care Reform
Pioneer Press | May 15, 2010 As co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (yes, I know it sounds like an oxymoron), I helped organize...