Taken together, the Saving MEDICARE Act puts forward a comprehensive plan to address the underlying causes of excessive MA ...

As the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce government waste, fraud, errors, and abuse (WFEA) – as we ...

Find the latest analysis and findings on the House of Representatives from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Although a significant share of federal spending goes toward health care and Social Security, the budget covers many other areas from defense to food stamps to education.

The White House recently requested an $87.6 billion supplemental appropriations package. Their request includes over $70 billion for military and related expenses, including funding for the war in ...

Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) introduced the Budgeting for a Better America Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen the congressional budget process, improve fiscal transparency, and ...

In its new report, “The Nation’s Fiscal Health,” the Government Accountability Office (GAO) projects the national debt will rise to 251 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2056 under a “current ...

The Medicaid program provides health insurance to roughly 70 million lower-income Americans and is jointly financed by states and the federal government. 1 The federal government covers about 65% of ...

The United States spends more on health care than any other developed country, and these costs continue to grow – particularly at the federal level. Rising Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health ...

As lawmakers begin discussions over advancing a third budget reconciliation bill in the 119 th Congress, they should keep focus on the country’s massive deficits and debt, along with real concerns ...

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget submitted a statement for the record pertaining to the Senate Finance Committee hearing on "The Future of Social Security," held on June 24, 2026. The ...