Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Adam A. Millsap, Ph.D., is a senior economist and program officer at Stand Together Trust.
We estimate the fees would raise about $30 billion over a decade. The BUILD America 250 Act, released by House Transportation ...
Both the Treasury and the markets agree we’re on course to borrow $2 trillion this year, up from the $1.8 trillion deficit we logged last year. $2 trillion deficits used to be unheard of, and then ...
High debt can put additional pressure on interest rates, further increasing debt and potentially leading to a debt spiral – ...
The federal government borrowed $1.7 trillion over the past year – May 2025 to April 2026 – based on estimates from the ...
Maya MacGuineas: Social Security is Broken. Benefits Cuts for the Rich Are the Fix. Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece ...
Mitch Daniels is a former Governor of Indiana and former President of Purdue University. He is also a Co-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Rob Portman is a former Senator from Ohio.
Last week, the Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on the high cost of hospital care with leaders of various health systems. Over the course of the hearing, Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and other ...
Find the latest analysis and findings on the President's FY 2025 Budget Series from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
The debt ceiling currently stands at $41.1 trillion, having been lifted to that level by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed into law on July 4, 2025. Prior to OBBBA’s enactment, the debt ...