With only hours to spare, on September 30th Congress successfully averted a government funding lapse/shutdown, at least for now. Another shutdown showdown will return as the calendar approaches November 17 when the current temporary funding authority expires. Washington’s pathway to…
Key Questions Voters Should Ask Candidates About Our Fiscal Future In the 2024 Election Cycle Download the pdf: KEY QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES The federal budget deficit is rising and our national debt is on an unsustainable long-term trajectory. Voters should…
Rising interest rates have an impact on the federal budget as well as household budgets. With $32.5 trillion in outstanding national debt, net interest costs are now the fastest growing category of federal spending. When interest rates rise, so too…
For just the second time in history, a divided federal government narrowly escaped certain (yet self-inflicted) financial and economic calamity when a Democratic President of the United States and a Republican Speaker of the House joined together to ink a…
