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Report: Analysis of CBO’s January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January Budget and Economic Outlook, today, adding more detail to a brief summary released on...
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Maya MacGuineas: What CBO’s Debt Projections Suggest About Congress and the Budget Process
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, wrote a commentary that appeared in the Wall Street Journal Washington...
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Social Security, Medicare, & Interest Drive 3/4 of Spending Growth
Read moreThe deficit will grow from less than $550 billion in 2016 to $1.4 trillion in 2026, according to this week's report by the Congressional Budget Office...
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The Long-Term Debt Picture Looks Much Worse As Well
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) summary of their upcoming budget projections showed a much worse ten-year outlook for deficits and debt, so it...
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It Could Take $8 Trillion to Balance the Budget
Read moreTuesday’s release of the topline numbers for this year's Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline is a gut punch to congressional budget writers...
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Maya MacGuineas: Modernizing Social Security and Medicare Starts with Leadership
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt, was interviewed by the George W...
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Our Analysis of CBO's January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook Summary
Read moreThe era of declining deficits is over. That's the conclusion of our analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) January 2016 Budget and...
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Deficits Rise in Latest Budget Projections
Read moreUpdate: You can view our full analysis here. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released baseline projections showing rapidly rising deficits...
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Sanford Says Candidates Aren't Talking About Debt, Deficit
Read moreCongressman Mark Sanford (R-SC) wrote a piece in The Fiscal Times that highlights the paucity of substantive discussion from the 2016 presidential...
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#SOTU Means It's Time to Play Debt-O!
Read morePresident Obama's final State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. ET. In preparation for his speech, we've brought back our State of the Union...
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CBO's Latest Estimate of the Partial ACA Repeal
Read moreKicking off the new year in style, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its latest estimate of the reconciliation bill passed by the Senate...
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2015’s Fiscal Follies and Reasons for Hope
Read moreIt’s the end of the year and like so many organizations, CRFB wanted to share with you our top 10 list: a look back at Congress’s 10 top fiscal...