Opinion
Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

CBO Estimates $2.0 Trillion Deficit for Fiscal Year 2026

The United States borrowed $2.0 trillion in FY 2026, including $28 billion in the month of September, according to the latest ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

CBO Estimates Golden Dome Could Cost More than $1 Trillion

Earlier this year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis estimating the 20-year cost of a National ...
Opinion
Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

CBO Finds Rising Rates Could Explode the Debt

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an analysis today of the impact of higher interest rates on the national debt relative to its Febr ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

PWBM Shows Social Security Solvency Would Improve Fiscal Outlook, Boost Growth

Restoring solvency to the Social Security trust funds could grow the economy and help fix the debt, according to recent estimates of different Social Security solvency packages from ...
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Treasury Implements Commonsense Efforts to Reduce Improper Payments

The Treasury Department announced today that it had significantly expanded the reach of the federal “Do Not Pay” system over the past fiscal year, verifying more than $3.7 trillion in payments in ...