Mattea Kramer
Mattea Kramer leads National Priorities Project’s research program, covering such topics as the federal budget process, federal spending and tax policy, federal health care programs, Social Security, military and homeland security funding, and debt and deficit. Mattea is the lead author of NPP’s book A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget, and she serves as a regular commentator for media outlets across the country. Her writing has been published in outlets such as The Washington Post, The Nation, The Christian Science Monitor, Mother Jones, Al Jazeera and CBS News. She holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Amherst College and a master's degree in public policy from Harvard. Follow her on Twitter: @MatteaKramer.
ALL POSTS BY Mattea Kramer
October 5, 2017The voice and manner that Trump uses to speak to women all too often mirrors the damaging, negative tone we take with ourselves.
May 24, 2017Can a movement to hurt the president financially change the political landscape?
August 17, 2013National Priorities' Mattea Kramer provides an update – in handy cheat-sheet format – of what's happening with the federal budget when Congress reconvenes in September.
May 21, 2013Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford look ahead to what life could be like after 10 years of sequestration and austerity.
April 13, 2013According to recent polls, a strong majority of Americans have a coherent to-do list for Washington. The surprise is it's actually a smart set of solutions.
April 11, 2013The National Priorities Project's Mattea Kramer highlights some of the key provisions of President Obama's 2014 budget, which was released this week.
November 12, 2012Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman of the National Priorities Project say you can relax — the U.S. economy will not be heading over a cliff anytime soon.
