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The federal deficit is rising. Social Security and Medicare need repairs, as does the tax code. Federal domestic investments are being squeezed and the nation’s debt is on an unsustainable course. Yet so far the presidential candidates have not said…


U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) will discuss her approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…


House Republicans produced a white paper last week that provides some information on the types of health care policies they would pursue after passing legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Culled primarily from prior Republican proposals, the patchwork…


The congressional budget process has run into even more trouble, with partisan rancor over guns and a sit-down protest by Democrats leading the House last week to start its July 4 recess early -- despite the tight time schedule Congress…


The 2016 reports from the Social Security and Medicare trustees confirm again that these critical programs are on unsustainable paths and will put increasing pressure on the rest of the federal budget in the years ahead. “The trustees do not…


U.S. congressional candidate Jack Flanagan will discuss his approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 11 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…


WASHINGTON -- Today’s reports from the trustees of Social Security and Medicare confirm once again that these critical programs are on unsustainable paths and will put increasing pressure on the rest of the federal budget in the years ahead, according…


A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) lists numerous options for extending the solvency of the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund, including raising payroll taxes, reducing benefits and creating incentives for people to work. Until last fall…


House lawmakers approved defense appropriations legislation last week that would use a war-funding gimmick to circumvent spending limits that were agreed to just last fall. The appropriations bill, which passed 282-138, follows defense policy legislation that the House approved last…


With Congress already struggling to pass annual appropriations bills in a timely fashion this year, contentious gun debates sparked by last week’s mass shooting in Orlando have added further complications. On Monday the Senate rejected four competing gun-related measures --…


U.S. Senate candidate Jim Rubens will discuss his approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 11 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…


Federal budget debates often feature large numbers without any context. This can leave the public confused, write Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.) and Robert L. Bixby, executive director of The Concord Coalition, in a recent op-ed for The Hill. “The key…

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