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How Would Higher Interest Rates Affect Interest Payments?
Read moreInterest 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
Read moreThe 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?
Read moreThe 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
Read moreUPDATE 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
Read moreUPDATE 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
Read moreNew 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
Read moreFor 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office released its final monthly budget review of fiscal year (FY) 2021 today, concluding the budget...
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Reconciliation Unlikely to Produce $600 Billion in Dynamic Revenue
Read morePolicymakers are claiming their $3.5 trillion reconciliation package will be fully paid for by counting on $600 billion of dynamic feedback on top of...
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Representatives Murphy and Cuellar Push for Fiscally Responsible Reconciliation
Read moreRepresentatives Stephanie Murphy (D-FL) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) recently sent a letter to House majority leadership outlining principles for the...
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Comparing the Cost of Build Back Better to Other Recent Legislation
Read moreLawmakers are preparing to consider both portions of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda – the Senate-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill and...