Drivers of Spending Growth in the Long Term
The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) latest Long
Debt & Deficits
CBO’s 2017 Long-Term Budget Outlook
The United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path, according to the Long-Term Budget Outlook released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) t
Update: The Cost of Rising Interest Rates
Over the next decade, interest payments on the debt are projected to be the fastest growing part of the federal budget.
CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta Tells Face the Nation We Must “Put Everything on the Table”
CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta was on Face the Nation on CBS this Sunday.
What's Needed to Balance the Budget and Meet Other Fiscal Goals
With debt projected to rise from 77 percent of GDP today to 89 p
Wrapping up the 2016 Fiscal Year
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 budget deficit totaled $587 billion, according to the
Interactive Tool: Reforming the Candidates' Fiscal Plans
Our recent in-depth analysis Promises and Price Tags found
Looking at the Long Term Under the Candidates' Plans
We’ve shown before that neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Tr
Maya MacGuineas: Neither Candidate Has Any Real Plan for Our National Debt
Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt.
Paul A. Volcker & Peter G. Peterson: Ignoring the Debt Problem
Peter G. Peterson is the founder and chairman of the Pete G.