Budgets & Projections
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Chairman's Mark Reduces Deficit More Than President's Budget
Yesterday the Senate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) released some highlights of his FY2011 budget blueprint, or Chairman's Mark...
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‘Line’ Items: Offsets and Coming to a Resolution on the Budget
Congress Extends Unemployment Benefits, Along With the Deficit – Last week Congress extended expanded unemployment benefits, COBRA subsidies, the...
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CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out the week of April 12, 2009.
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Market Watch Update: April 12-16
U.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early...
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Public Pension Systems: Avoiding the Hard Choices?
At the Bottom Line we often complain about government officials avoiding hard fiscal choices because of the political difficulty involved. At the...
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‘Line’ Items: Recess Over, Deadlines Loom
They’re Back – Congress returns from its spring recess this week. The Senate is back in session today and the first order of business is a cloture...
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Six Months Down: CBO Monthly Budget Review Estimates $714 billion deficit in FY 2010 Thus Far
The Congressional Budget Office issued its Monthly Budget Review yesterday. It estimates that the federal government incurred a deficit of $714...
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‘Line’ Items: Opening Day Edition
If they Don’t Win It’s the Same – Opening Day presaged much of the same for Washington as the home team was clobbered. The White House hopes that the...
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Revenues and Outlays under the President's Budget
CRFB has talked a lot about deficit and debt projections over the coming decade, and beyond. CBO's analysis of the President's FY 2011 budget shows us...
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‘Line’ Items: Hoops, Blossoms and Canaries
Health Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...
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CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out: CBO: Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student...