The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides a critical service for policymakers and the public: projecting the budgetary and economic impacts of proposed legislation. Since its inception in 1974, CBO has established an unparalleled track record for objectivity and analytical rigor.…
While much has changed in the past 25 years, this fundamental reality has not: Federal budget policy remains on an unsustainable track, driven by structural forces that increase federal spending faster than revenues. (more…)
A new report by Charles Blahous and Robert Reischauer, who up until last year were the public trustees of Social Security and Medicare, highlights the financial challenges facing both programs as part of a new initiative at the Bipartisan Policy…
President Trump’s nominee for chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Kevin Hassett, appeared before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday. The nomination of Hassett, an American Enterprise Institute economist, received broad…
