The Federal Budget

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U.S. Congress

The federal budget outlook: We are not winning

Alan Auerbach, William G. Gale, and Aaron Krupkin

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

FixGov

The Senate passed another “minibus” funding package. Now what?

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, August 2, 2018

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Up Front

As Trump twists NATO’s arm, let’s run the math on defense spending

Robert E. Litan and Roger Noll

Thursday, July 12, 2018

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Order from Chaos

How the ballooning federal debt threatens U.S. defense

Dan Keeler

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Reports

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Taxation

Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: A preliminary analysis

William G. Gale, Hilary Gelfond, Aaron Krupkin, Mark Mazur, and Eric Toder

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) is shown speaking on a monitor about tax cuts during a media briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2018.

U.S. Economy

The federal budget outlook: Even crazier after all these years

Alan Auerbach, William G. Gale, and Aaron Krupkin

Monday, April 23, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union .

U.S. Economy

Trump’s formula for growing the U.S. economy—what will work and what won’t

Martin Neil Baily

Friday, February 16, 2018

Four-year olds Ryan Htut (L) and Justin Hernandez play in a plastic cube at the Frederick, Maryland Head Start facility March 13, 2012.

Children & Families

Why the federal government should subsidize childcare and how to pay for it

Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst

Thursday, March 9, 2017

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Infrastructure

Budgeting for investment

Steve Redburn

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Blog Posts

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FixGov

Why Trump’s move to rescind spending might find favor in the House, but not the Senate

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sits under a display of the U.S. national debt.

Up Front

The fiscal picture is worse than it looks—and it looks bad

William G. Gale

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

U.S. Government Publishing Office employee Darlene Matthews arranges new copies of President Donald Trump's Budget for the U.S. Government for the Fiscal Year 2019 at the U.S. Government Publishing Office in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2018.

FixGov

The politics and tradeoffs of congressional budget process reform

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, March 19, 2018

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Events

2018

Feb

Past Event

Next steps for the Army: A conversation with Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Is there really a military readiness crisis in the United States?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

A discussion with Reps. Rick Larsen and Don Bacon on U.S. defense needs and priorities

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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Multimedia

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.

U.S. Congress

Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Retired engineer and his wife look over documents concerning their investments at their home in Orlando.

The Federal Budget

America’s aging population could worsen the federal budget problem

Fred Dews and Louise Sheiner

Friday, March 30, 2018

Copies of the 2016 U.S. Government budget

Unpacked

What’s wrong with the congressional budget process?

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, November 3, 2017

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The Federal Budget

The federal budget outlook: We are not winning

The Senate passed another “minibus” funding package. Now what?

As Trump twists NATO’s arm, let’s run the math on defense spending

How the ballooning federal debt threatens U.S. defense

Reports

Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: A preliminary analysis

The federal budget outlook: Even crazier after all these years

Trump’s formula for growing the U.S. economy—what will work and what won’t

Why the federal government should subsidize childcare and how to pay for it

Budgeting for investment

Blog Posts

Why Trump’s move to rescind spending might find favor in the House, but not the Senate

The fiscal picture is worse than it looks—and it looks bad

The politics and tradeoffs of congressional budget process reform

Events

Next steps for the Army: A conversation with Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy

Is there really a military readiness crisis in the United States?

A discussion with Reps. Rick Larsen and Don Bacon on U.S. defense needs and priorities

Related Books

The $13 Trillion Question

Central Banking after the Great Recession

Dead Men Ruling

Multimedia

Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

America’s aging population could worsen the federal budget problem

What’s wrong with the congressional budget process?

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