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Oct 21, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Problem Solvers Release Budget Principles

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Oct 8, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

The National Debt is Now Larger than the Economy

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Sep 21, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO Releases 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its 2020 Long-Term Budget Outlook , showing the federal budget is on an unsustainable long-term...
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Sep 21, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

The Long-Term Debt Outlook is Unsustainable

For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Long-Term Budget Outlook today, which warns that our current high levels of...
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Sep 11, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections| Health Care| Social Security

CBO Projects Major Trust Fund Exhaustions on the Horizon

A number of important federal programs — including Social Security and Medicare — are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through...
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Sep 9, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Comparing President Trump’s Record to His 2016 Agenda

During the 2016 campaign, US Budget Watch estimated that then-candidate Donald Trump’s proposed agenda would add $4.6 trillion to budget deficits...
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Sep 8, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO Reports $198 Billion Deficit for August, Pushing FY 2020 Total to $3 Trillion

For Immediate Release The United States' budget deficit for the month of August was $198 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The...
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Sep 2, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Analysis of CBO’s September 2020 Budget Outlook

Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget outlook – the first to incorporate the effects of the COVID-19 public health...
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Sep 2, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its updated Budget Outlook , showing that the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has...
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Sep 1, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

CBO’s Post-COVID Budget Baseline Reveals Magnitude of Future Fiscal Challenge

For Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its first post-COVID Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade this...
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Aug 12, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Budgets & Projections

Treasury Reports $63 Billion Deficit for July, Pushing FY 2020 Total to $2.8 Trillion

For Immediate Release The United States budget deficit for the month of July was $63 billion, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement released...
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