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Bipartisan House Group Sends Letter Calling for Budget Reforms
Today, a bipartisan group of 24 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House leadership calling for the inclusion of budget process...
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Q&A: Gross Debt Versus Debt Held by the Public
The Q&A has been updated here. On January 31, 2022, the federal government's gross debt exceeded $30 trillion for the first time. This mark serves as...
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FACT SHEET: Are Deficits in Decline?
Last month, the federal government ran a surplus of $119 billion, the first monthly surplus since September 2019. The Fiscal Year 2022 deficit is...
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How Would Higher Interest Rates Affect Interest Payments?
Interest on the national debt is projected to be the fastest growing part of the federal budget. We estimate, based on the Congressional Budget Office...
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CBO Estimates a Permanent Build Back Better
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an estimate of how much it would cost to make most temporary provisions in the House-passed Build...
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Does Build Back Better Cost $1.6 Trillion or $2.4 Trillion?
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently estimated that the House-passed Build Back Better Act will increase outlays by $1.64 trillion over ten...
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A Permanent Build Back Better Act Could Cost $4.8 Trillion
UPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, CBO has issued a correction to its initial estimate of H.R. 5376. Instead of adding $160 billion to...
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Full Estimates of the House Build Back Better Act
UPDATE 12/13: Since this analysis was published, CBO has issued a correction to its initial estimate of H.R. 5376. Instead of adding $160 billion to...
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Updated Budget Projections Show Record Debt by 2031
New estimates from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget project that debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is on track to...
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New Build Back Better Framework Relies Too Heavily on Gimmicks
For Immediate Release Today, the White House released an updated framework for its Build Back Better plan. The framework proposes $1.85 trillion of...
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Treasury: 2021 Deficit Was $2.8 Trillion
The Treasury Department released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, showing a $2.8 trillion deficit for the year and debt...
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A $2.8 Trillion Budget Deficit
For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office released its final monthly budget review of fiscal year (FY) 2021 today, concluding the budget...