Analysis - /analysis/2013/multi-issue-prevention-model-benefiting-society-while-reducing-government-spendi/
Oct. 31, 2013 - In a collaboration with the Prevention Project, National Priorities Project explores investment in prevention strategies -- from health care to criminal justice to national defense -- in order to achi...
Blog - /blog/2013/10/15/no-deal-yet-end-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 15, 2013 - We are now 15 days into the government shutdown, and just two days away from the debt ceiling deadline. Together, we must demand better.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/10/15/debt-ceiling-2013-mcconnell-hits-brakes/
Oct. 15, 2013 - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has reportedly temporarily hit the brakes on a bipartisan plan he’s working on with Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to avert the first-ever U.S...
Blog - /blog/2013/10/10/three-dangerous-myths-about-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - Why should you care about the debt limit? Here's a look at some of the debt ceiling myths making the rounds and what you can do about it.
Video - /videos/2013/10/7/government-shutdown-national-priorities-projects-jo-comerford-on-wort-radio/
Oct. 7, 2013 - ...Deficit, Education, Health Care, Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue
Blog - /blog/2013/09/09/congress-returns-syria-potential-shutdowns-and-dysfunction/
Sept. 9, 2013 - Congress returns from August recess this week, 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 r...
Video - /videos/2013/8/26/secret-tax-reform/
Aug. 26, 2013 - ...Deficit, Taxes & Revenue
Blog - /blog/2013/08/07/tax-reform-secret-project/
Aug. 7, 2013 - The top 5 fun facts about the $1.2 trillion project that's happening behind closed doors.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/social-security-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - A cheat sheet for everything you need to know about Social Security and preserving the program's long-term future.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/taxes-and-tax-reform-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - This fact sheet has all the must-know information as lawmakers consider overhauling the tax code.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/federal-spending-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - The key facts on federal spending and the off-the-rails budget process.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/
July 18, 2013 - Members of Congress will be in their home districts in the month of August, and NPP encourages you to set up meetings with your legislators during August to make your budget priorities known. To assis...
Blog - /blog/2013/07/15/slimming-down-tax-code-blank-slate-diet/
July 15, 2013 - Speaking of hot summer budget battles, can two Senators put tax breaks on a "blank slate" diet and shed a few pounds from the U.S. tax code?
Blog - /blog/2013/06/26/hot-summer-budget-battle-3-tax-breaks/
June 26, 2013 - It’s sexier than you think. Tax breaks might not be your first thought for hot summer beach reading, but what we’re really talking about are big piles of cash.
Blog - /blog/2013/06/20/immigration-reform-would-save-uncle-sam-197-billion-over-next-10-years/
June 20, 2013 - ...deficits by $197 billion over the next decade.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/29/introducing-tax-expenditures/
May 29, 2013 - The special tax break for investment income – also known as capital gains and dividends – will let taxpayers off the hook for more than $61 billion in taxes this year. Most of th...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/05/21/how-america-became-a-third-world-country/
May 21, 2013 - It’s 2023 -- and this is America 10 years after the first across-the-board federal budget cuts known as sequestration went into effect. They went on for a decade, making no excep...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/15/extra-cash-pushes-debt-ceiling-deadline-september/
May 15, 2013 - A better-than-expected cash flow at the U.S. Treasury has turned May 18 into just any old day.
Blog - /blog/2013/05/09/open-data-executive-order-shows-path-forward/
May 9, 2013 - Today, the White House is issuing a new Executive Order on Open Data -- one that is significantly different from the open data policies that have come before it -- reflecting Sunlight's...
Blog - /blog/2013/05/07/pathway-better-federal-budget/
May 7, 2013 - Join me, if you will, in envisioning a pathway to a nation where the federal budget reflects the priorities of the American people.
