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Policy Basics

Federal Budget

Non-Defense Discretionary Programs

December 16, 2025

Policy Basics

Federal Budget

Deficits, Debt, and Interest

December 16, 2025

Testimony

Federal Budget

A Balanced Budget Amendment Doesn’t Change the Math

December 3, 2025 | Brendan Duke

Report

Federal Budget

Under House Budget Plan, Debt Limit Would Likely Be Reached by Fall 2026 Despite Increase

February 27, 2025 | Richard Kogan

Report

Health

Medicare Is Not “Bankrupt”

February 10, 2025 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

More Revenue Is Required to Meet the Nation’s Commitments, Needs, and Challenges

June 17, 2024 | Richard Kogan , Joel Friedman , Sharon Parrott and Sarah Calame

Executive Summary

Federal Budget

More Revenue Is Required to Meet the Nation’s Commitments, Needs, and Challenges

June 17, 2024 | Richard Kogan , Joel Friedman , Sharon Parrott and Sarah Calame

Report

Federal Budget

5 Reasons Why a Debt Commission Is the Wrong Prescription

October 19, 2023 | Sharon Parrott and Joel Friedman

Policy Basics

Federal Budget

Deficits, Debt, and Interest

July 29, 2022

Blog

Federal Budget

Build Back Better Would Save About $2 Trillion in Second Decade

December 10, 2021 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

Build Back Better Investments Are Fiscally Sustainable

November 11, 2021 | Joel Friedman and Sharon Parrott

Blog

Federal Budget

Latest CBO Projections Show Federal Interest Payments to Remain Low for Several Years

February 24, 2021 | Paul N. Van de Water

Letter

Economic Think Tank Leaders Urge Policymakers to Pass Robust COVID Relief to Control the Virus, Address Hardship, Boost Economy

February 1, 2021

Blog

Federal Budget

Federal Interest Payments — the Cost of Debt — Are Low

January 15, 2021 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Rising Federal Debt Should Not Shortchange Response to COVID-19 Crisis

September 9, 2020 | Richard Kogan and Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Putting the Size of the Needed COVID-19 Fiscal Response in Perspective

July 24, 2020 | Chye-Ching Huang , Chad Stone , Katie Windham and Jennifer Beltrán

Commentary

Economy

Deficit and Debt Shouldn’t Factor Into Coronavirus Recession Response

March 19, 2020 | Heather Boushey , Robert Greenstein , Neera Tanden and Felicia Wong

Report

Federal Budget

Long-Term Budget Outlook Has Improved Substantially Since 2010 But Remains Challenging

October 10, 2019 | Richard Kogan , Paul N. Van de Water and Kathleen Bryant

Blog

Federal Budget

In a Recession, Put Deficit Concerns Aside

September 23, 2019 | Chad Stone

Report

Federal Budget

Program Spending Outside Social Security and Medicare Historically Low as a Percent of GDP and Projected to Fall Further

March 8, 2019 | Richard Kogan and Kathleen Bryant

Report

Federal Budget

Low-Income Mandatory Programs Not to Blame for Long-Term Deficit Problem

March 8, 2019 | Richard Kogan and Yixuan Huang

Report

Federal Tax

2017 Tax Law Heightens Need for More Revenues

November 15, 2018 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Low-Income Programs Not Driving Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Problem

June 26, 2018 | Robert Greenstein , Richard Kogan and Emily Horton

Blog

Federal Budget

New CBO Budget Projections Are Cause for Concern — Not Alarm

April 9, 2018 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Poses Serious Risks

March 16, 2018 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

Federal Spending and Revenues Will Need to Grow in Coming Years, Not Shrink

September 6, 2017 | Paul N. Van de Water

Blog

Federal Budget

Federal Spending and Revenue Needs Will Grow

September 6, 2017 | Paul N. Van de Water

Blog

Federal Budget

The Myth of the Exploding Safety Net

May 22, 2017 | Isaac Shapiro

Report

Federal Budget

In Forthcoming Trump Budget, Rosy Forecasts of Economic Growth Likely to Produce Highly Unrealistic Budget Estimates

May 3, 2017 | Chad Stone

Report

Federal Tax

Tax Reform Must Not Lose Revenues — and Should Increase Them

April 20, 2017 | Paul N. Van de Water

Blog

Federal Budget

Facts Don’t Justify Expected GOP Assault on Domestic Programs

February 21, 2017 | Joel Friedman

Report

States Likely Could Not Control Constitutional Convention on Balanced Budget Amendment or Other Issues

January 18, 2017 | Michael Leachman and David Super

Report

Federal Budget

Decline in Projected Long-Term Debt Mostly Reflects Slower Health Cost Growth, Lower Interest Rates

September 15, 2016 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

Long-Term Budget Outlook Has Improved Significantly Since 2010 But Remains Challenging

August 18, 2016 | Richard Kogan , Paul N. Van de Water and Chloe Cho

Report

Eliminating Social Services Block Grant Would Weaken Services for Vulnerable Children, Adults, and Disabled

April 18, 2016 | LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. and Ife Finch Floyd

Report

Federal Tax

IRS Funding Cuts Compromise Taxpayer Service and Weaken Enforcement

April 4, 2016 | Chuck Marr and Cecile Murray

Report

Federal Budget

Balancing the Budget in Ten Years and No New Revenue Are Flawed Budget Goals

March 9, 2016 | Robert Greenstein and Joel Friedman

Blog

Federal Budget

Our Latest Look at the Nation’s Long-Term Fiscal Outlook

September 14, 2015 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

CBPP Projections Show Long-Term Budget Outlook Has Improved Significantly Since 2010 But Remains Challenging

September 14, 2015 | Richard Kogan , Paul N. Van de Water and Cecile Murray

Blog

Federal Budget

Federal Debt Limit’s Harmful, Report Shows

July 16, 2015 | Richard Kogan

Blog

Federal Budget

CBO Contradicts Itself — Long-Term Budget Picture Improving, Not Worsening

June 17, 2015 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

The Congressional 2016 Budget Plan: An Alarming Vision

June 8, 2015 | Joel Friedman , Richard Kogan and Isaac Shapiro

Report

Federal Tax

House Efforts to Make Tax “Extenders” Permanent Are Ill-Advised

May 19, 2015 | Chuck Marr and Brandon DeBot

Blog

Federal Budget

Congressional Budget Roundup 2015: Everything You Need to Know About the House and Senate Budget Plans

May 12, 2015 | CBPP

Blog

Federal Tax

House Republicans Continue Ill-Advised Push to Make “Extenders” Permanent

April 15, 2015 | Chuck Marr

Blog

Federal Tax

A State-by-State Look at the Estate Tax

April 2, 2015 | Brandon DeBot

Blog

Estate Tax Repeal: A Misguided and Costly Policy

March 25, 2015 | Chuck Marr

Blog

The House Budget Committee Plan — Not Medicaid — Makes Empty Promises

March 23, 2015 | Jessica Schubel

Blog

Federal Budget

House, Senate Budget Plans Each Get 69 Percent of Cuts From Low-Income Programs

March 23, 2015 | Richard Kogan

Blog

CHIP Success Is No Reason to Convert Much of Medicaid to Block Grants

March 19, 2015 | Matt Broaddus