The Federal Budget

US Capitol Reflection

Up Front

Trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see: Four take-aways from CBO’s new budget outlook

William G. Gale

Monday, February 3, 2020

VAT title beads

Up Front

How a VAT could tax the rich and pay for universal basic income

William G. Gale

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Amtrak track workers work inside the tunnel at New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, U.S. July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1500696CA0

Infrastructure

To fix our infrastructure, Washington needs to start from scratch

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Lara Fishbane

December 4, 2019

U.S. Marines Corps haul their gear out of a MV-22B Osprey that evacuated them to the USS Kearsarge aircraft carrier as U.S. military continues to leave the U.S. Virgin Islands in advance of Hurricane Maria, in the Caribbean Sea near the islands September 17, 2017. Picture taken on September 17, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1B0BC5AEB0

Policy 2020

Focusing on quality over quantity in the US military budget

Michael E. O’Hanlon and James N. Miller

Monday, December 2, 2019

Reports

U.S. Department of Labor

Economic Development

Moving federal jobs out of Washington could work, if it’s done correctly

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

U.S. capitol building at night

Report

Revisiting the budget outlook: An update after the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019

Alan J. Auerbach and William G. Gale

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Report

Revisiting the federal budget outlook

Alan J. Auerbach, William G. Gale, and Aaron Krupkin

Monday, September 9, 2019

U.S. Capitol Building

Report

Fiscal policy with high debt and low interest rates

William G. Gale

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Infrastructure maintenance

Infrastructure

Shifting into an era of repair: US infrastructure spending trends

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Friday, May 10, 2019

Blog Posts

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Policy 2020

How worried should you be about the federal deficit and debt?

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

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FixGov

Four takeaways from this summer’s budget deal

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, August 2, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) sits for an onstage interview about the U.S. budget with CNN reporter Manu Raju at the Peterson Foundation's annual Fiscal Summit in Washington, U.S. June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC19F3443080

Up Front

The big budget deal is no big deal

William G. Gale and Aaron Krupkin

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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Events

The future of the defense budget

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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

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The $13 Trillion Question

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Central Banking after the Great Recession

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2014

Presidential Pork

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2014

Experts

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy

Director of Research - Foreign Policy

The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

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David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

William G. Gale

The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Retirement Security Project

Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

Can the administration and Congress move forward on $2 trillion infrastructure plan?

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

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The Federal Budget

Is Trump’s 2020 defense budget excessive?

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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The Federal Budget

Will Trump and Congress shut down the government?

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, December 21, 2018

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