Budget Projections
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Viewing the President's Budget Through a CBO Lens
Read moreThe President’s Budget relies on assumptions from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but we estimate that when it is estimated by the...
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Five Takeaways from the President's Final Budget
Read moreMoments ago, President Obama released the final budget of his presidency. In the coming hours, days, and weeks, CRFB will be publishing analysis of...
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How Lawmakers Could Make the Budget Outlook Even Worse
Read moreCBO's summary of its budget outlook included a short summary of the long-term debt outlook, which showed debt rising continuously and eventually...
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The Long-Term Debt Picture Looks Much Worse As Well
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) summary of their upcoming budget projections showed a much worse ten-year outlook for deficits and debt, so it...
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It Could Take $8 Trillion to Balance the Budget
Read moreTuesday’s release of the topline numbers for this year's Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline is a gut punch to congressional budget writers...
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Our Analysis of CBO's January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook Summary
Read moreThe era of declining deficits is over. That's the conclusion of our analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) January 2016 Budget and...
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Deficits Rise in Latest Budget Projections
Read moreUpdate: You can view our full analysis here. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released baseline projections showing rapidly rising deficits...
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Budget Deal Takes 20 Years to Offset Its Cost
Read moreThe recently-enacted budget deal does not offset its ten-year cost like advocates have claimed, but what about the longer-term impact? The deal...
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Budget Deal Truly Offsets Only Half Its Cost
Read moreLawmakers are currently considering a budget deal that would increase appropriated spending, suspend the debt limit until March 2017, reallocate...