Analysis - /analysis/2014/whats-cromnibus-extended-analysis/
Dec. 15, 2014 - On Saturday, the Senate passed a U.S. budget that avoided a government shutdown, set the stage for a February showdown over immigration, relaxed financial investment rules implemented under the Dodd-F...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/12/12/the-ominous-cromnibus/
Dec. 12, 2014 - With all of the justifiable anger directed at what’s in the 2015 spending bill – the omnibus continuing resolution or “cromnibus” – that the House struggled to ...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/state-smart-federal-funds-50-states/
Nov. 20, 2014 - NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynami...
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/executive-action-immigration-win-federal-budget-and-economy/
Nov. 19, 2014 - Immigration reform is a positive for the United States in many ways, and not least is the positive impact such reform would have on the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/whats-so-important-about-tax-extenders/
Nov. 19, 2014 - “Tax extenders” can be a tough topic to figure out, which is why we just published “Tax Extenders, Explained.” This blog explains why tax extenders are so important.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-extenders-faq/
Nov. 19, 2014 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Blog - /blog/2014/11/03/will-you-vote-tuesday-november-4/
Nov. 3, 2014 - Will You Vote On Tuesday, November 4?
Analysis - /analysis/2014/competing-visions-election/
Oct. 29, 2014 - NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/10/26/defense-hopes-sequester-relief/
Oct. 26, 2014 - ...deficit and the emerging twin threats of Ebola and the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. [MORE] Budget Process, Military & Security
Blog - /blog/2014/10/15/spotlight-npps-debt-and-deficit-voters-guide/
Oct. 15, 2014 - ...deficit. The good news is that budget deficits are no cause for great alarm; they are pretty common. In fact, over the past half century, the U.S. has run a deficit in 45 out of 50 year...
Blog - /blog/2014/09/04/election-2014-voters-guide-federal-budget/
Sept. 4, 2014 - It’s election season, when the political ads and campaign claims will fly. National Priorities Project’s 2014 Voter’s Guides will help you pierce through campaign rhetoric and g...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/voters-guides-2014/
Sept. 4, 2014 - ...deficits and the national debt, and key questions to ask candidates.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/08/27/government-giving-too-much-money/
Aug. 27, 2014 - ...deficit. Repeat deficits turn into debt, and while there is such a thing as prudent use of credit, Americans generally seem unable to come to terms with this rule. At nearly every level, from househol...
Blog - /blog/2014/08/12/penny-dollar-us-foreign-aid-about-one-percent-spending/
Aug. 12, 2014 - One of the most enduring myths about the federal budget is that a significant portion of it goes overseas in the form of foreign aid. In fact, foreign aid is about one percent of the federal bud...
Blog - /blog/2014/07/29/highlights-years-social-security-and-medicare-trustees-reports/
July 29, 2014 - Yesterday the trustees of two key social insurance programs - Social Security and Medicare - released their annual reports projecting the future of the programs’ finances.
Blog - /blog/2014/07/24/what-you-need-know-about-cbos-recent-long-term-budget-outlook/
July 24, 2014 - Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, projecting that the nation’s fiscal future is stable for the next few years and then begins to w...
Blog - /blog/2014/06/24/it-all-comes-back-federal-budget/
June 24, 2014 - A note from NPP's new executive director Doug Hall.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/factsheets-npps-eight-issue-areas/
June 17, 2014 - The National Priorities Project takes on analysis of eight key issue areas as they relate to the federal budget - from spending on health care and social insurance programs to the military budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/06/17/npps-work-spotlight-military-spending/
June 17, 2014 - We recently re-launched a major portion of our website, organizing our federal budget research content into eight issue areas. This week, we bring you key highlights on military and sec...
Blog - /blog/2014/05/27/ceiling-raised-and-real-work-can-begin/
May 27, 2014 - By presenting a bill to raise the government’s borrowing limit until March 2015 with no strings attached, Speaker Boehner finally admitted that the country’s bills must be paid on time.
