President's Budget
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The President's Budget Saves Medicare $600 Billion While Reducing Out-of-Pocket Costs
Read moreLast year, numerous politicians and outlets repeated the false and misleading claim that the President’s FY 2020 budget cut Medicare benefits by $845...
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CBO Releases Its Own Estimate of the President's FY 2020 Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its estimate of the President's FY 2020 budget. CBO finds that debt in the budget would be on an...
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CBO's Analysis of the President's FY 2020 Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget using its own assumptions to evaluate the...
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Debt Would Rise, Not Fall, Under the President’s Budget
Read moreThe President’s budget estimates it would reduce debt to 71 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and deficits to $202 billion (0.6 percent of GDP)...
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Does the President's Budget Slash Medicare by $845 Billion?
Read morePresident Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget released Monday has been met with significant criticism, especially from us. But one of the most widely...
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An Overview of the President's FY 2020 Budget
Read moreMoments ago, President Trump released his Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget proposals, outlining his tax and spending proposals for the next decade. We...
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Analysis of the President’s FY 2020 Budget
Read moreThe Trump Administration released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 budget proposal today, outlining the President’s tax and spending priorities over the next...
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What We’d Like to See in President Trump’s FY 2020 Budget
Read moreReports suggest the Trump administration will release its FY 2020 budget in two parts, beginning next week. With debt at post-war record highs...
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A 5 Percent Discretionary Cut Still Provides Ample Spending
Read morePresident Trump has asked each cabinet secretary to propose a plan to cut 5 percent of their agency's budget for next year. Assuming this cut is...
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OMB and Congress Propose New Way to Budget for Federal Buildings
Read moreUPDATE: Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a version of this policy on May 27, 2021. Read about his legislation here. Both lawmakers and...
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Mid-Session Review Shows How Much Worse the Deficit Has Gotten in the Past Year
Read moreThe Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Mid-Session Review (MSR) last week, updating the President's FY 2019 budget projections with...
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Have Deficit Projections Doubled Because of the Tax Bill and BBA 2018?
Read moreChairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) appeared on Fox Business this morning, where he was asked about CRFB's analysis...