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The Senate passed the reconciliation bill on health care bill reform (that includes student loan provisions) this afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43...

This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011...

Signaling bipartisan support for much-needed spending restraint, more than 100 members of the House and Senate are sponsoring legislation that would...

Earlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the health care bill into law. Over the past year, CRFB has offered continuous commentary and opinions...

The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited...

There has been a great deal of discussion about certain parts of the health care bill and whether or not they constitute budget gimmickry (see here...

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks ( State Bank of Aurora, First Lowndes Bank, Bank of Hiawassee...

Last night, the House passed the Senate health care reform bill by a vote of 219 to 212. In the next couple days, the President will sign the bill...

Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: Shortly after the House passed the Senate health care bill, the...

For the United States Senate, which likes to be referred to as the "Upper Chamber," the term "vote-a-rama" does not sound too dignified. But the term...

CRFB has yet again updated its health care comparison chart -- as well as its interactive shareable graphs -- in light of CBO's latest score of the...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the JCT have completed a preliminary estimate of the "spending and revenue effects of an amendment in the...