Budgets & Projections
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Op-Ed: Grand Budget Bargain? No, Congress Would Prefer To Fight
Brookings | July 8, 2013 Barring a miracle, budget bargains, either grand or petty, are not in the cards this year. The Congress would prefer to fight...
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Appropriations Update: Sequester Looms Large in the Process
The appropriations process is usually arduous, but this year may be even more so. The largest disagreement between the Senate and House, which is...
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Interpreting Changes in Long-Term Projections
Yesterday, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities updated its long-term outlook for the federal budget and like our long-term Realistic Baseline...
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Report: Understanding CBO's Analysis of the Senate Immigration Bill
Correction: This paper originally stated that S. 744 targeted a 90% "apprehension" rate for border security. It actually targets a 90% effectiveness...
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The Analysis of the Analysis: CRFB's Take on CBO's Immigration Estimates
CBO's recent budgetary and economic analyses of the Senate immigration bill have been making waves in the political sphere as lawmakers rush to...
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CBO Estimates the Senate Immigration Bill
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released two analyses, a cost estimate and an economic analysis, of the Senate's immigration bill -- S.744...
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The Debt Won't Magically Solve Itself
Over the past few weeks, we've seen a common argument in favor of turning away from solving our long-term debt problem due to short-term improvements...
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Stimulus Provisions Updated: Extended or Not?
The economic stimulus package enacted in 2009 is now four years behind us. According to recovery.gov, $796 billion has been disbursed as of the end of...
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IMF Emphasizes Need Smarter Deficit Reduction Strategy
After finishing its preliminary annual review of the U.S., the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the U.S. could spur additional economic...
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Op-Ed: Hey, Where Did Our Economy-Threatening Fiscal Crisis Run Off To?
Brookings | June 12, 2013 Federal policy makers always seem to be looking for reasons to dodge the difficult choices necessary to avoid the fiscal...
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No, the New Simpson-Bowles Plan Does Not Call for More Austerity Than the Old One
We have already responded twice to a wrong-headed call from the Center for American Progress to abandon pursuit of a debt bargain in favor of...
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Op-Ed: Austerity, Stimulus, and Hidden Agendas
The Government We Deserve | June 11, 2013 Nothing better exemplifies our gridlock over the future of 21st century government, as well as how to...