House Republicans have proposed a plan to remove the threat of a government default in February and eventually ...
The Treasury Department has released its annual assessment of the nation’s finances, projecting that deficits under current policy ...
As policymakers look towards the upcoming budget debates over the debt ceiling and “automatic” spending cuts (the sequester), ...
In his press conference this week, President Obama suggested that policymakers only need to pass another $1.5 trillion ...
With Democrats and Republicans squaring off over upcoming budget decisions, The Concord Coalition is urging elected officials to ...
WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today urged elected officials to promptly raise the federal debt limit and then ...
I. Introduction Federal borrowing is once again near the statutory debt limit. At the end of last year, Secretary ...
The 113th Congress convened last week amid widespread concern that the fiscal cliff legislation – signed Wednesday by ...
On his way out the door, retiring Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) had a lot to ...
As they continue wrestling with the nation’s fiscal and economic challenges, elected officials in Washington would do well ...
When faced with the numbers, most Americans are willing to take on the shared sacrifice necessary to eventually ...
After months of debate and negotiation, Congress on Tuesday approved legislation to avoid the most immediate consequences of ...