Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 5/10/2019: The next two years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many of...
FY 2019 Budget
Three-Fifths of This Year's Deficit is Policymakers' Fault
The budget deficit will be almost $900 billion this year according to projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). By our estimates, 60...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2019
Last Updated 2/15/2019
Congress passed full appropriations for the remaining seven appropriations bills for the rest of fiscal year 2019, and...
Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2018, and Congress has passed just five out of 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary spending levels....
Feb 5, 2019 | Blog Paper Press Release
Play Debt-O During State of the Union 2019!
President Donald Trump will give his second State of the Union address tonight at 9 p.m. ET. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech, providing...
The Government Shutdown Could Wipe Out Recent Stimulus Effects on This Quarter
The current government shutdown has lasted long enough to temporarily erase all the positive stimulus effects of recent major legislation. ...
The Shutdown's Economic Toll Equals the Average Hurricane
The current government shutdown is the economic equivalent of a self-imposed natural disaster. As the 32nd day of the longest government shutdown in...
Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
This paper has been updated here.
The fiscal year began on Oct. 1, 2018, and Congress has passed just five out of 12 appropriations bills...
Leon Panetta: Five Lessons that Never Seem to Be Learned from Shutting Down the Government
Leon Panetta is co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, former budget director and White House chief of staff under...
What Happens in a Partial Government Shutdown?
Policymakers have until midnight on Friday to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Lawmakers have already passed full-year appropriations for...