Budgets & Projections
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Spending and Revenue in the FY2015 Ryan Budget
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his FY 2015 budget today, outlining a series of changes that promise to reduce the debt as a...
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House Hearing on 'Why Debt Matters'
Read moreThe House Financial Services Committee held a hearing this morning on " Why Debt Matters," which included testimony by Honeywell CEO Dave Cote, former...
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President’s Budget Calls for Record Low Discretionary Spending, Record High Revenue
Read moreAs we showed last week, OMB projections show the President's budget will put the debt on a downward path this decade with deficits below 2 percent of...
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Progressive Caucus Releases Budget
Read moreThe Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) kicked off the Congressional budget season last week by releasing its " Better Off Budget." This release...
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Actually, The SGR Has Slowed Health Care Cost Growth
Read moreTo bolster their case against offsetting the high cost of SGR reform, many have claimed that the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) is “ budget...
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Taking Stock of the Long-Term Fiscal Picture
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) isn't the only agency in town that does long-term projections. The Treasury Department annually releases the...
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OMB Releases Long-Term Projections for the FY2015 Budget Proposal
Read moreOMB just published additional information, explanations, tables, and projections related to this year's budget -- known as the Analytical Perspectives...
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How Low Could Debt Go?
Read moreWe talked last week about several policies making their first appearance in the President's budget. What we didn't mention is that in addition to...
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Everything You Need to Know About the President's Budget, In 9 Charts
Read moreOn Tuesday, the President released his annual budget proposal, which details his priorities for FY 2015 as well as the coming decade. We published a...
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How the President's Budget Deals with the Sequester
Read moreOn Tuesday, the President released his budget, detailing his priorities for the upcoming year and beyond. Facing declining federal investment, the...
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In Expressing Concerns over CBO's Role, Zachary Karabell Actually Makes a Strong Case For CBO's Role
Read moreIn a Washington Post article last weekend, Zachary Karabell takes issue with the importance placed on CBO scoring of legislation, arguing that the...
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What's New in the President's Budget?
Read moreWith the release of the FY 2015 President's budget, the Obama Administration has now presented six annual budget plans (and an additional proposal to...