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Today, the House passed HR 5297, the small business bill that had been stalled in Congress for weeks. It is expected that President Obama will sign it...

If lawmakers extended various current policies, as opposed to letting them expire as they are set to under current law, what would happen to economic...

Yesterday, CBO released an update on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (read our analysis of it here) impact on unemployment and job growth...

Back to School – For many kids, parents and teachers today is the first day of school. Congress is still out until after Labor Day, but policymakers...

Since economic assumptions have such a big effect on fiscal projections, we have compared their new assumptions in the Updated Budget and Economic...

Today, CBO released an update to its economic and budget projections for the coming decade, originally reached in February and March. Under its...

The Obama Administration held a conference yesterday discussing how to fix federal housing programs, with the goal of submitting a comprehensive...

Washington Empties Out – With both houses of Congress in recess and the president traveling, Washington feels deserted. The biggest news in DC is...

Yesterday, the House passed the $26 billion bill that would extend increased Medicaid matching to states and education funding to prevent teacher...

House Gone, Senate Eyeing the Exit – The House started its six-week recess Friday and the Senate will adjourn at the end of this week. Debate and a...

"The current fiscal path of the federal government is unsustainable." This sentence begins any discussion about the future of US fiscal policy and CBO...

Today, CRFB released its report on the long-term effects of the recent health care reform package (be sure to check it out!), based on information...