Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

Rising Interest Rates Could Push Debt Higher

High debt can put additional pressure on interest rates, further increasing debt and potentially leading to a debt spiral – ...
Opinion
Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

Mitch Daniels: Debt disaster denialists think America has a new magic bullet

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.
Opinion
Committee for a Responsible Federal BudgetOpinion

Maya MacGuineas and Rob Portman: It's time for urgency and hard choices as US debt soars

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Rob Portman is a former Senator from Ohio.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

The President's FY 2025 Budget Series

Find the latest analysis and findings on the President's FY 2025 Budget Series from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

Senate Will Soon Vote on Speeding Up Social Security Insolvency

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced yesterday that the Senate would vote on the Social Security Fairness Act, which passed the House in November. This bill would repeal the Windfall ...
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

OMB Confirms Congressional Punt on PAYGO

This week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released its annual report required under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) Act of 2010, summarizing the budgetary effects of legislation enacted ...