Budget Projections
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The Republican Study Committee's FY 2020 Budget: Preserving American Freedom
Read moreThe Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released its own budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020, calling for $10.7 trillion in deficit reduction...
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CBO's Updated Baseline Shows Grim Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget projections. The projections are relatively similar to January and continue...
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GAO: "Federal Government Is on an Unsustainable Fiscal Path"
Read moreThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released its long-term budget projections, and, like other forecasts, it projects that debt will...
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The White House Projects the Debt Will Fix Itself
Read moreThe Trump Administration has touted its recent FY 2020 President’s Budget as balancing the budget in just 15 years. However, additional budget...
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Annual Deficits Could Hit $2.3 Trillion
Read moreDeficits are rising quickly under current law, as the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) recent budget outlook demonstrates. Under current law, CBO...
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As Debt Rises, Interest Costs Could Top $1 Trillion
Read moreThe fastest growing item in the budget over the next decade will be interest on the debt, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In this...
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These 3 Parts of the Budget Explain 87% of Spending Growth
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) latest baseline shows that deficits and debt are rising unsustainably, driven by the failure of revenue to...
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CBO Shows That Policymakers Could Make the Long-Term Outlook Much Worse
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a look at various long-term budget scenarios. Most notably, the report shows how much more bleak...
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Mandatory Spending Makes Up the Bulk of Spending Growth
Read moreOver four-fifths of the growth in nominal spending over the next decade is driven by Social Security, federal health programs, and interest on the...
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CBO Sees Major Trust Fund Exhaustions On The Horizon
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office estimates that three major trust funds will deplete their reserves within the next ten years, with a fourth exhausting...
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What If Interest Rates Are 1 Point Higher? $1.9 Trillion in Extra Costs
Read moreInterest costs are the fastest growing part of the budget, with the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projecting interest payments will more than...
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Analysis of CBO’s April 2018 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its ten-year budget and economic outlook today, showing that recent legislation has made an already...