Budgets & Projections

The beginning of the 114th Congress was marked by a great deal of rhetoric about fiscal responsibility and passage of a budget resolution promising a...

Although the Social Security Trustees estimate the program's financial outlook has slightly improved relative to last year, the Congressional Budget...

CBO's Long-Term Budget Outlook, released last month, included updated projections for Social Security and Medicare, including individuals' expected...

As we move past the midpoint of 2015, several fiscal deadlines are fast approaching. Congress is preparing to act on two important Fiscal Speed Bumps...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released the FY 2016 Mid-Session Review (MSR), which updates the President's budget for new data and...

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Keith Hall testified Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee in a...

The IMF has released new research showing that fiscal reforms enhance economic growth. These findings are broadly consistent with other analysis of...

Over the past few weeks, we have been posting in-depth analysis of the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) Long-Term Outlook. In its supplemental data...

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released new estimates of the cost of climate change, specifically as it relates to hurricanes. The report...

Any budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook, are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might change...

Health care spending is arguably the most important part of CBO's long-term outlook, being a key driver of our nation's growing debt over the long...