#Federal Budget

While there are plenty of distractions these days in Washington, elected officials should try to remember that much remains to be done to meet the nation’s fiscal challenges.“Members of Congress in both parties need to stop playing make-believe with voters…

Last Friday the Congressional Budget Office released its scoring of the President’s budget using CBO’s own baseline and economic projections.The bottom-line results confirm the overall composition of spending and revenues projected by the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…

For those inclined to look beyond the sharp drop in the deficit this year, as we should, the budget update released by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on May 14 has some striking indications of things to come. (more…)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated numbers yesterday showing a short-term decline in projected deficits, but elected officials and the public should not be lulled into a false sense of security.“A lower deficit is good news but hardly the…

While Washington continues to struggle with its budget problems, state and local governments face growing fiscal challenges as well. These challenges will likely add to the demands on the federal government in the years ahead, complicating the already difficult task…

Despite all the serious budget work facing Congress, lawmakers in both parties continue to distract themselves, fritter away time and confuse the public with proposals that serve no useful purpose. Last week provided two good examples.House Republicans were busy with…

Although Congress has plenty of serious budget work to do, lawmakers in both parties can’t seem to resist frittering away time and confusing the public with various proposals that serve no useful purpose. Last week offered a couple good examples.…

The Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Health Care Cost Containment Initiative released a comprehensive plan last week to increase efficiency, reduce costs and reorient the nation’s health care system to make it more patient-centered. (more…)