Budgets & Projections
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The Long-Term Debt Outlook is Unsustainable
For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook today, which warns that our current high levels of...
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CBO Projects Major Trust Fund Exhaustions on the Horizon
A number of important federal programs — including Social Security and Medicare — are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through...
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Comparing President Trump’s Record to His 2016 Agenda
During the 2016 campaign, US Budget Watch estimated that then-candidate Donald Trump’s proposed agenda would add $4.6 trillion to budget deficits...
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CBO Reports $198 Billion Deficit for August, Pushing FY 2020 Total to $3 Trillion
For Immediate Release The United States' budget deficit for the month of August was $198 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The...
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Analysis of CBO’s September 2020 Budget Outlook
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget outlook – the first to incorporate the effects of the COVID-19 public health...
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CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its updated Budget Outlook, showing that the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has...
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CBO’s Post-COVID Budget Baseline Reveals Magnitude of Future Fiscal Challenge
For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its first post-COVID Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade this...
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Treasury Reports $63 Billion Deficit for July, Pushing FY 2020 Total to $2.8 Trillion
For Immediate Release The United States budget deficit for the month of July was $63 billion, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released...
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Dave McCurdy: Horn leading the way on fixing nation's budget
Dave McCurdy is a former Democratic member of Congress representing Oklahoma’s 4th District and member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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CBO Reports Record $863 Billion Deficit in June
For Immediate Release The United States budget deficit for the month of June was a record $863 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office...
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Dunking on the Debt
Concern about the national debt came from an unexpected corner when Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie announced that he would bring the issue to...
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CBO Releases New Economic Projections
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated economic projections, incorporating the economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic...