Budgets & Projections
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High Debt Drags Down the Economy
Read moreAccording to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), rising debt levels could reduce projected annual income by between $2,000 and $6,000 per person by...
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CBO Forecasts Costs of Climate Change
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released new estimates of the cost of climate change, specifically as it relates to hurricanes. The report...
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How Uncertain Are CBO's Long-Term Projections?
Read moreAny budget projections, including CBO's long-term outlook, are inherently uncertain, and it is important to understand how projections might change...
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CBO's Outlook for Long-Term Health Care Spending
Read moreHealth 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...
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Samuelson to Lawmakers: Spread the Pain
Read moreAs Washington digests this year’s CBO Long Term-Budget Outlook, Robert J. Samuelson of The Washington Post offered up his criticism of the country’s...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening Statutory Budget Enforcement
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page.
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Waiting To Reduce Debt Makes It More Difficult
Read moreIn their recently released long-term outlook, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) laid out multiple scenarios for addressing our unsustainable long...
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Senate Budget Committee Hearing on CBO Long-Term Fiscal Outlook
Read moreLast week, CBO Director Keith Hall testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the release of CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook. Senators questioned...
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ACA Repeal Could Add $5 Trillion to the Debt Within 20 Years
Read moreMuch of the focus on the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) score for repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) naturally has focused on the ten-year...
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Shoring Up Trust Funds Greatly Improves Debt
Read moreThe main focus of CBO's long-term budget outlook is rightly on the unified budget numbers regarding spending, revenue, deficits, and debt. But it is...
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New Affordable Care Act Repeal Estimate Still Shows Deficit Increase
Read moreFor the first time in nearly three years, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new estimate of the budgetary effect of repealing the...
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