Based on data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), we estimate that through FY 2034 OBBBA will increase the debt by $4 ...

The proposed rule would close a loophole that has allowed several states to get around the requirement that provider taxes redistribute Medicaid funds to a range of providers, not just the ones that ...

On July 11, 2025  the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein and Director of Health Policy Anna Bonelli submitted comments ...

On June 24, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted a virtual event following the release of the 2025 Social Security and Medicare Trustees' reports, which evaluate the fiscal health of ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Monthly Budget Review for June 2025, estimating that federal spending, a ...

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas was recently interviewed for a new CNBC special report, "America's Deficit Reckoning," which includes discussions with a dozen e ...

The trustees overseeing the Social Security program recently announced that the source of retirement benefits for more than 62 million Americans and roughly 40% of American seniors will be insolvent ...

Yes, the economy may well enjoy a sugar-high the next couple of years, as borrowing stimulates near-term consumption. But a sugar-high won’t be sustained, it will do real damage, and often what comes ...

The House is set to consider the Senate-passed reconciliation bill. Below we outline 15 major problems with the Senate-passed ...

In addition to adding an extra $1.1 trillion to the national debt above the House bill to a total of over $4.1 trillion, the Senate-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) added a massive but ...