High debt can put additional pressure on interest rates, further increasing debt and potentially leading to a debt spiral – ...

Both the Treasury and the markets agree we’re on course to borrow $2 trillion this year, up from the $1.8 trillion deficit we logged last year. $2 trillion deficits used to be unheard of, and then ...

As the debt approaches record levels as a share of the economy, the United States government continues to run the highest ...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Rob Portman is a former Senator from Ohio.

Mitch Daniels is a former Governor of Indiana and former President of Purdue University. He is also a Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

The Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSGAC) Committees released draft reconciliation legislation for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 late last night. The Congressional Budget ...

Maya MacGuineas: Social Security is Broken. Benefits Cuts for the Rich Are the Fix. Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece ...

Find the latest analysis and findings on the President's FY 2025 Budget Series from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.