Budgets & Projections
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CBO's Analysis of the President's FY2011 Budget
In its Analysis of the President's Budget, CBO estimates that the FY 2011 budget proposals would cause public debt levels to rise to 90 percent of GDP...
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The Costs of Current Policies
This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011...
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Time to Get Started: Final Three Appointees to the Fiscal Commission and Executive Director Named
Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the final three members to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.)...
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Gimmick, Responsible Budgeting, or Something in Between?
There has been a great deal of discussion about certain parts of the health care bill and whether or not they constitute budget gimmickry (see here...
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‘Line’ Items: March Madness Edition
The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited...
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Comparing Health Care Reform Bills (Updated Charts and Interactive Graphs)
CRFB has yet again updated its health care comparison chart -- as well as its interactive shareable graphs -- in light of CBO's latest score of the...
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Preliminary Estimate of Reconciliation Act from CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the JCT have completed a preliminary estimate of the "spending and revenue effects of an amendment in the...
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Health Bill Increases Discretionary Spending by At Least $65-$75 billion
When we have discussed health care reform, in the past, we have charted and graphed the effects of the bills on direct spending (general mandatory...
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House Spenders Question Administration Troika on Deficits, Fiscal Commission, and Job Growth
In today’s hearing before the full House Appropriations Committee, the troika (OMB Director Peter Orszag, Treasury Secretary Geithner, and Dr...
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‘Line’ Items: Health Care Moves, Budget Doesn’t
Health Care Reform Moves Toward Showdown – The House Budget Committee today voted to push health care legislation forward. It now moves to the House...
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CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out: JCT: Technical Explanation Of The Revenue Provisions...
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Republicans Named to Deficit Commission
Congressional GOP leaders have just named three Senators and three Congressman to sit on the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform...