Use Chained CPI Instead of CPI-W* 15% 15% Use CPI-E Instead of CPI-W*-10%-10% Memo: 20 th Percentile Flat-Rate COLA (1988 Start) 75% 55% Memo: 20 th Percentile Flat-Rate COLA and Employer Compensation ...

The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines, as various policies take effect, expire, or change. Many of the deadlines could bring additional costs if Congress acts ...

The Social Security retirement program is just six years from insolvency, according to the program’s trustees. At that point, ...

The United States borrowed $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $126 billion in June, according to the latest ...

Dick Durbin (D-IL), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Angus King (I-ME), and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the PROMISE Act, legislation to establish a process for restoring solvency to Social Security. The bill would ...

The House’s proposed FY 2027 budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions to four House committees, allowing for up to $95 billion in primary (non-interest) deficit increases over the coming ...

The federal government has borrowed $1.8 trillion over the past 12 months based on the latest estimates from the Co ...

The Highway Trust Fund finances the federal government’s surface transportation programs. The fund has two accounts, one for highways and one for mass transit. Most of the revenue flowing into the ...

The United States borrowed $1.4 trillion in the first nine months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2026, including $120 billion in June, according to the latest Monthly Treasury Statement from the Treasury ...

Media Coverage Politics Published July 17, 2026 11:19am EDT New bipartisan plan seeks to prevent Social Security benefit cuts before trust fund depletion Read more ...