In a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Vadim Elenev, Tim Landvoigt, an ...

As the national debt continues to climb toward record levels – totaling 100% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of ...

The House is scheduled to vote today on the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. Among other provisions, the ...

Policymakers have approved $1.5 trillion in net new ten-year borrowing in 2025, according to the Committee for a Responsible ...

The House passed the Lower Premiums for All Americans Act. The bill – one of more than a dozen plans released in recent weeks ahead of the expiration of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) ...

Those who buy insurance on the ACA exchanges were eligible for enhanced subsidies from 2021 through 2025. These subsidies ...

Maddie Brown Shirley is a Master of Public Policy Student at the George Washington University. She served as the Ed Lorenzen fiscal intern in Fall 2025. For more information about Ed Lorenzen and his ...

The United States borrowed $439 billion in the first two months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 according to the latest ...

John Kasich is a former governor of Ohio, former congressman representing the state, and director at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

Even assuming the extension only goes three years, we estimate this bill would add $300 billion to deficits. If the temporary subsidies are made permanent, we could be talking well over half a ...