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Though the government shutdown ended a little over a month ago, its effects still linger on. In an editorial published today in The Hill, former...

In addition to CBO director Doug Elmendorf's testimony, yesterday's budget conference committee meeting produced another notable moment: a proposal...

As the conferees met yesterday, any doubt that we can afford to wait on the long-term debt problem should have quickly been erased after CBO Director...

On Monday, we took a look at the breakdown of federal spending and taxes by the type of household, particularly between elderly and non-elderly...

Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its budget options paper, a biannual report that provides over 100 suggestions of specific things...

As the budget conference committee works to develop a plan to offset some of the sequester, they may be tempted to use budget gimmicks in place of...

At the second meeting of the budget conference committee earlier today, CBO director Doug Elmendorf was on hand to present the budget and economic...

We may have had to wait a little longer due to the government shutdown, but CBO's new budget options report is finally here. Today, CBO released its...

The budget conference committee is holding its second hearing this morning as the conferees continue to try and work out a compromise between the...

The second meeting of the budget conference committee will happen today at 10 AM Eastern time. The conferees do not have a lot of time, as their...

What to do about sequestration remains one of the most important questions before the budget conference, and while replacing at least part of the...

Replacing the sequester will be an important item on the conference committee's agenda, and it may also be the most difficult. Right now, the two...