Budget Projections
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Trust Fund Solvency Could Stabilize the Debt
Read moreRestoring solvency to the major trust funds could stabilize debt as a share of the economy, albeit at a very high level. We estimate that when dynamic...
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Spending Cuts in the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget calls for $3.3 trillion of net deficit reduction through 2034, with $6.5 trillion of gross revenue and...
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Analysis of CBO's March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook today that projects the nation’s fiscal and economic future...
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CBO Releases March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its March 2024 Long-Term Budget Outlook that projects the nation's fiscal and economic future over...
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Comparing Spending Levels in the President’s 2025 Budget
Read morePresident Biden proposes spending nearly $7.3 trillion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, or 24.8 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), under his latest...
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An Overview of the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe Biden Administration just released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal, outlining some of the President's tax and spending priorities for...
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Analysis of the President's FY 2025 Budget
Read moreThe White House released its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal today, outlining President Biden’s tax and spending priorities for the next decade...
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Fact-Checking the 2024 State of the Union
Read moreIn last night's State of the Union Address, President Biden made a number of claims related to the budget deficit. We've fact-checked three of those...
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CBO Baseline Highlights Troubling Long-Term Future
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) February 2024 Budget and Economic Outlook projects that the national debt will exceed its record as a share of...
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Measuring the Savings from Preventative Health Care
Read moreThis month, the House Budget Committee passed a bill that would direct the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to evaluate the long-term budget impacts...
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Fiscal Commission Act: Just the FAQs
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently reported the Fiscal Commission Act (FCA), sponsored by Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) on a...
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What Would It Take To Fix the Debt?
Read moreIt would take about $8 trillion of ten-year savings to stabilize debt as a share of the economy and about $15 trillion to balance the budget under the...