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Proposed Budget Agreement Could Cost $1.7 Trillion
Read moreUpdate: A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score of the deal shows that the offsets are $55 billion rather than $77 billion as reported in the press...
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Policymakers Should Offset, or Reset, the Budget Deal
Read moreAccording to news reports, the White House recently sent Congressional leaders nearly $600 billion of potential budget savings options, requesting...
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Maya MacGuineas: No budget. On the brink of default. It's a hell of a way to run a country.
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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CBO's Long-Term Debt Outlook Improved Slightly from Last Year, Here's Why
Read moreIn its latest Long-Term Budget Outlook, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects debt held by the public will rise from over 78 percent of Gross...
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Gene Steuerle: Alice Rivlin: The George Washington of the Congressional Budget Office
Read moreAlice Rivlin, who passed away on May 14, was among the greatest public servants of the modern era.
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Saving Social Security and Medicare Could Help Fix the Debt
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) Long-Term Budget Outlook shows debt rising continuously as a share of the economy over the next 30 years and...
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Senate Should Pass Budget Plan Before Defense Authorization
Read moreFor Immediate Release The U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote Thursday on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 to authorize...
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US Budget Watch 2020 Will Hold Candidates Accountable for Their Fiscal Promises
Read moreFor Immediate Release The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget launched its US Budget Watch 2020 project Wednesday, an initiative to...
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CBO Releases 2019 Long-Term Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its 2019 Long-Term Outlook, again confirming the budget’s unsustainable long-term trajectory...
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CBO's 2019 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook, again confirming the budget’s unsustainable long-term trajectory...
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The Long-Term Debt is Out of Control
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook Tuesday, which warns that today’s high levels of...
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House Should Pass Budget Plan Before Spending More
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on “minibus” appropriations legislation combining five...