Lawmakers are considering the repeal of Social Security’s Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset ...

The Medicaid program – a joint federal-state program that provides health care to low-income populations – is projected to ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced yesterday that the Senate would vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which passed the House in November.

From December 2023 to November 2024, the federal budget deficit totaled $2.1 trillion based on estimates from the ...

The United States borrowed $624 billion in the first two months of fiscal year 2025, including $367 billion in November, according to the latest ...

New data from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds that economic feedback may not cover any of the revenue loss and that TCJA extension might even add more to the debt on a dynamic basis, ...

Having passed zero appropriations bills on time and another zero by the end of the fiscal year, Congress is currently operating under a continuing resolution that expires December 20th, at whic ...

The United States borrowed $622 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, including $365 billion in the month of November, according to the latest ...

In order for the reconciliation process to begin, the House and Senate must pass a concurrent budget resolution that includes a deficit reduction or cost target for relevant committees. Each committee ...

On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted more than 130 people at an in-person event, "2025: The Fiscal Challenges Ahead." The event featured a panel ...

On October 16 and 22, 2024, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted Budget 101: An Intern’s Guide to the Federal Budget. Specifically created for interns, these briefings sought to ...