Blog - /blog/2014/02/04/debt-ceiling-deadline-2014/
Feb. 4, 2014 - A few glimmers of hope came from Washington in recent months. Lawmakers agreed on a bipartisan budget resolution.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/10/15/debt-ceiling-2013-mcconnell-hits-brakes/
Oct. 15, 2013 - ...the brakes on a bipartisan plan he’s working on with Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to avert the first-ever U.S. default and reopen the government.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/end-government-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/fact-sheet-government-shutdown-and-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - ...The Debt Ceiling What It Is: The debt ceiling is the limit set by Congress on the total amount that the U.S. Treasury can borrow, and Congress has the legal authority to raise the debt ceiling as n...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/end-government-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - ...their inability to agree on raising the debt ceiling before Oct. 17, costs our economy billions of dollars and affects millions of Americans with each day that the impasse continues.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/10/three-dangerous-myths-about-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - ...the debt limit? Here's a look at some of the debt ceiling myths making the rounds and what you can do about it.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/09/congress-returns-syria-potential-shutdowns-and-dysfunction/
Sept. 9, 2013 - ...and they face a busy fall. In addition to a vote on Syria, there are two looming issues that could result in a government shutdown if they’re not resolved in the next few weeks. No Federal Budge...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/03/back-school-debate-over-student-loans/
Sept. 3, 2013 - The good news is that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle came together to pass an important piece of legislation that President Obama then signed it into law. The bad news? The legislation will in...
Blog - /blog/2013/08/12/whats-happening-with-federal-budget-debt-ceiling/
Aug. 12, 2013 - ...and there in the news there's been mention, yet again, of the potential for a government shutdown. So here's the update you need – in handy cheat-sheet format.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/15/extra-cash-pushes-debt-ceiling-deadline-september/
May 15, 2013 - ...the U.S. Treasury has turned May 18 into just any old day.
Blog - /blog/2013/02/06/presidents-state-union-address/
Feb. 6, 2013 - ...the president "shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union."While the date is not specified by the Constitution, traditionally the State of the Union takes place...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/23/avoiding-next-fiscal-cliff-debt-ceiling/
Jan. 23, 2013 - ...the end of last week, and it's something that will affect you and your neighborhood. Speaker of the House John Boehner said the House would vote on a three-month increase to the debt ceiling in order ...
Blog - /blog/2013/01/21/no-budget-no-pay-debt-ceiling-deal/
Jan. 21, 2013 - ...the Housed passed legislation to deal with the debt ceiling – the legal limit Congress places on its own borrowing. If the federal debt reaches the debt ceiling, the government is unable to borr...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/federal-budget-timeline-beyond-fiscal-cliff-2013/
Jan. 9, 2013 - The federal budget process is always complicated. This is truer today than perhaps ever before. Over the coming weeks and months Congress will take on issues that will shape our government for years t...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/03/what-will-happen-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 3, 2012 - ...the much-hyped, so-called fiscal cliff. (I also suggested that we call it a "fiscal obstacle course" instead of a cliff, because that's a more appropriate metaphor.) The next important question i...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/conclusion-its-about-priorities/
Nov. 15, 2012 - ...the next generation, noting that less borrowing will reduce future debt service. However, as this report shows, they ignore the fact that cuts to training and education can hamper a generation’s...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/15/you-ask-we-answer-fact-check-social-security-and-deficit/
Oct. 15, 2012 - ...the deficit. But for the last two years Social Security expenditures have exceeded Social Security revenues. How does this not contribute to the deficit?" Good question, Paul.
Analysis - /analysis/2012/election-2012-voter-guide/fact-sheet-federal-spending/
Sept. 7, 2012 - ...and what should be done?
Blog - /blog/2012/08/06/world-according-us-students/
Aug. 6, 2012 - ...the federal budget. It was a 90 degree afternoon and these young people had been up until 4 o'clock in the morning in a legislative session, but that didn't stop them from pulling out their notebooks ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/untold-story-deficits-washington/
July 19, 2012 - ...the federal government had a balanced budget and projected surpluses for years to come. Fast forward a decade, and Washington runs steep budget deficits while news media report that federal spending i...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/money-in-money-out/
March 29, 2012 - ...the money in the federal budget comes from, and where it goes, in the president’s budget request for fiscal year 2013.
