Budget Projections
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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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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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Budget Deal Takes 20 Years to Offset Its Cost
Read moreThe recently-enacted budget deal does not offset its ten-year cost like advocates have claimed, but what about the longer-term impact? The deal...
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Budget Deal Truly Offsets Only Half Its Cost
Read moreLawmakers are currently considering a budget deal that would increase appropriated spending, suspend the debt limit until March 2017, reallocate...
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FY 2015 Deficit Falls to $439 Billion, but Debt Continues to Rise
Read moreThis paper was updated on October 15, 2015 to reflect the final end of year deficit as announced by the Treasury Department. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2015...
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Happy Fiscal New Year! 15 Numbers from FY 2015
Read moreToday marks the end of Fiscal Year 2015. As we look forward to the important work lawmakers face this coming year, let us also take a brief look back...