Congressional leaders say they are aiming for a more timely and effective budget process this year, one that would let the government start the next fiscal year on Oct. 1 with clear directions and funding decisions. That would be a…
Congress rushed through a budget package last week that will increase spending in the current fiscal year while adding hundreds of billions of dollars to the debt over the next decade by extending some tax breaks and making others permanent.…
Donald Trump is often described as an “unconventional” candidate. On the federal budget, however, his campaign promises are entirely too conventional. As Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby writes in a new blog post, some candidates deny the necessity…
National health expenditures grew more quickly in 2014 than in recent years, according to a new report by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). While the five previous years saw historically slow growth, in 2014 spending…
