Analysis - /analysis/2013/president-obamas-fiscal-year-2014-budget/
April 10, 2013 - Overview and details of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including proposed reductions in Social Security benefits.
Video - /videos/2013/4/9/mattea-kramer-on-all-in-w-chris-hayes/
April 9, 2013 - Mattea Kramer on All In w/ Chris Hayes Mattea Kramer appeared on All In w/ Chris Hayes on April 3, 2013. Military & Security
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/04/03/is-chuck-hagel-the-reformer/
April 3, 2013 - ...Mattea Kramer appeared on All In with Chris Hayes on April 3, 2013, to discuss Secretary of Defense Hagel's speech on military strategy and budget constraints. Watch the show. Military & Security
Analysis - /analysis/2013/budget-proposals-2014/
March 14, 2013 - National Priorities Project examines how new budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Video - /videos/2013/3/6/mattea-kramer-on-up-w-chris-hayes/
March 6, 2013 - Mattea Kramer on Up w/ Chris Hayes Complete segment - Mattea Kramer, research director at National Priorities Project, appeared on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes to talk about defense cuts and other issu...
Video - /videos/2013/3/6/mattea-kramer-on-up-w-chris-hayes-3313/
March 6, 2013 - Mattea Kramer on Up w/ Chris Hayes (3/3/13) Excerpt - Mattea Kramer, research director at National Priorities Project, appeared on MSNBC's Up with Chris Hayes to discuss defense budget cuts and other ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/03/03/the-lefts-austerity-strategy/
March 3, 2013 - ...Mattea Kramer appeared on Up with Chris Hayes on Sunday, March 3, to talk about growing support for cuts to military spending.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/homeland-security-second-defense-department/
Feb. 28, 2013 - ...Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman describe their findings after exploring federal funding for homeland security.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/homeland-security-spending-since-911/
Feb. 28, 2013 - NPP calculates how much the federal government has spent on homeland security since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/26/is-obama-inflating-sequester-impacts/
Feb. 26, 2013 - Across-the-board automatic federal spending cuts, known as a sequester, threaten to take effect Friday. President Barack Obama, who has learned a lesson about one-on-one negotiation with congressional...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/20/how-will-sequester-affect-you/
Feb. 20, 2013 - Another manufactured budget crisis is facing Washington, but this time around it looks as if there will be no last-minute showdown.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/12/pentagon-urges-delay-in-devastating-budget-cuts/
Feb. 12, 2013 - The Pentagon's civilian and military leaders warned in dire terms on Tuesday that $46 billion in budget cuts due to go into effect in two weeks would erode the nation's ability to go to war and appeal...
Video - /videos/2013/1/14/entitlement-reform/
Jan. 14, 2013 - ...Mattea Kramer explains what entitlement programs are and what may be in the works for entitlement reform. Budget Process, Health Care, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Analysis - /analysis/2013/fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - At the eleventh hour, Congress and President Obama reached a deal to address the fiscal cliff. The deal focused on tax revenue and included a number of changes to the tax code, including a permanent e...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/01/02/recommended-reading-fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - ...Mattea Kramer of the National Priorities Project As our analysis shows, the deal focused on tax revenue and included a number of changes to the tax code, including a permanent extension of the Bush...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/12/17/fiscal-cliff-cuts-job-training-for-young-people/
Dec. 17, 2012 - Almost 5 million people under age 30 are looking for work. Millions have gone back to school only to face skyrocketing college tuition and few opportunities upon graduation. Not surprisingly, anationa...
Video - /videos/2012/12/12/happy-payroll-tax-holiday/
Dec. 12, 2012 - ...Mattea Kramer explains what's going on the with payroll tax and what may happen. Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue
Blog - /blog/2012/11/15/democracy-inaction/
Nov. 19, 2012 - In the wake of the elections, Democrats and Republicans are pledging to work together to solve the fiscal cliff and other daunting challenges that confront the current lame duck session of Congress.Bu...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/11/16/please-explain-fiscal-cliff/
Nov. 16, 2012 - ...Mattea Kramer, Senior Research Analyst, National Priorities Project, and lead author of National Priorities Project's new book, A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget, explain what the...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/education-job-training-and-fiscal-showdown/
Nov. 15, 2012 - Young Invincibles and National Priorities Project released “A Fight for the Future: Education, Job Training, and The Fiscal Showdown,” a report detailing how the looming fiscal battle coul...