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$700 Billion of Easy Deficit Reduction
Read moreUpdate: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. Some options...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit Totals $2.0 Trillion in October 2024
Read moreThe federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion between November 2023 and October 2024 according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office's...
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CBO Estimates $255 Billion Deficit for First Month of Fiscal Year 2025
Read moreThe United States borrowed $255 billion in the first month of fiscal year 2025, according to the latest Monthly Budget Review from the Congressional...
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FY 2024 Ends with $1.8 Trillion Deficit
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury recently released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, showing a $1.8 trillion deficit...
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CBO Estimates Medicare Coverage of Weight-Loss Drugs
Read moreIn a much-anticipated release, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published projections estimating it would cost Medicare an additional $35 billion...
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Fiscal Year 2024 Ends with $1.8 Trillion Deficit
Read moreThe U.S. Treasury Department today released the final Monthly Treasury Statement for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, confirming the budget deficit totaled $1.8...
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Addressing the Statutory PAYGO Scorecard
Read moreThere is currently a massive $1.7 trillion balance on the statutory PAYGO scorecard for 2025. Under current law, this balance is slated to trigger a...
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CBO Estimates 2024 Deficit Totaled $1.8 Trillion
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget deficit in its Monthly Budget Review, showing a $1.8...
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Deficit Nears $2 Trillion Amid Rising Interest and Little Action
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its estimate of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget deficit in its Monthly Budget Review...
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Open Letter Urges Candidates to Focus on the Debt
Read moreTuesday marked the start of Fiscal Year 2025. With the ringing in of a new fiscal year, and with just over a month until Election Day, Board Members...
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How Will GDP Numbers Affect Debt Outlook?
Read moreRecently revised data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Gross Domestic Product is about 1.3 percent larger than previously reported and...
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Tax Cuts Need Offsets, Not Baseline Games
Read moreIn 2025, large parts of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) are scheduled to expire. Extending the expiring individual and estate tax provisions alone...