Under the CRFB August Adjusted Baseline, debt will reach 120% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and deficits will rise to $2.6 ...

After 43 days, the last government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provided full-year Agriculture, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Legislative Branch ...

As the national debt continues to climb toward record levels – totaling 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 – interest on the national debt has also risen ...

Policymakers have approved $1.5 trillion in net new ten-year borrowing in 2025, according to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s Debt Thermometer. This includes $4.1 trillion in new ...

With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can read more about the ACA subsidies here. We ...

I am writing because our nation is approaching a fiscal crossroads that can no longer be ignored. The national debt is approaching $39 trillion, and the consequences of inaction are becoming more ...

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently sat down with National Interest Editor at Large Steve Clemons for a fireside chat at the first American Growth Summit in ...

The Senate is expected to vote soon on two health care bills ahead of the expiration of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies at the end of this year. The proposal offered by the Democratic ...

The United States borrowed $439 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the Congressional Budget Office. The following is a ...

The federal government has borrowed $1.6 trillion over the past 12 months based on new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In November 2025, CBO estimates that borrowing totaled $155 ...