Budgets & Projections

A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out the week of April 12, 2009.

U.S. Treasury markets were relatively quiet most of this week, although some Friday morning news had translated into market gains, as of early...

At the Bottom Line we often complain about government officials avoiding hard fiscal choices because of the political difficulty involved. At the...

They’re Back – Congress returns from its spring recess this week. The Senate is back in session today and the first order of business is a cloture...

The Congressional Budget Office issued its Monthly Budget Review yesterday. It estimates that the federal government incurred a deficit of $714...

If they Don’t Win It’s the Same – Opening Day presaged much of the same for Washington as the home team was clobbered. The White House hopes that the...

CRFB has talked a lot about deficit and debt projections over the coming decade, and beyond. CBO's analysis of the President's FY 2011 budget shows us...

Health Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...

A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out: CBO: Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student...

This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011...