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‘Line’ Items: Post-Fourth Edition
Read moreAfter the Fireworks – The Independence Day celebrations have concluded. The fireworks have fizzled and most of us are back to work. Capitol Hill is...
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CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's Long Term Outlook
Read moreCRFB just released its analysis of the long term outlook. The analysis noted that while the debt picture has improved somewhat under CBO's extended...
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CBO Releases Sobering New Long Term Outlook
Read moreCBO’s Long Term Budget Outlook, released today (see our press release here), paints a more alarming picture of the U.S. debt path than had been...
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Fiscal Commission Holds Public Forum
Read moreThis morning, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf released CBO's long-term outlook at the third public meeting of The National Commission on Fiscal...
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Spending and Revenues in the Long Term Outlook
Read moreAfter much anticipation, the CBO has released its Long Term Budget Outlook, which gives the first glimpse at the long-term effects of the recently...
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CBO Issues Its Monthly Report on the Deficit, Outlays, and Revenues
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its Monthly Review late last week (and today, the Treasury released its Monthly Statement for May). CBO...
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Deficits, GDP, and Automatic Stabilizers
Read moreAccording to a new CBO report, automatic stabilizers added about $282 billion to the federal deficit last year and are projected to add $351 billion...
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CBO Estimates the Effects of the Stimulus
Read moreCBO recently put out its quarterly estimate of the macroeconomic effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). They found that...
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The Budgetary Impacts of Fed Actions
Read moreYesterday CBO issued a very interesting report on the budgetary impact of the Federal Reserve's actions to address the economic and financial crisis...
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Safety Net and Tax Extender Proposals Are Still Not Paid For
Read moreCBO and JCT have released updated cost estimates of the most recent version of the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), a bill...
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CBO's Monthly Budget Review: Higher Deficit than Last Year but with Signs of Hope
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued its Monthly Budget Review late last week. CBO reports that the federal government incurred a deficit of...