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#SOTU Means It's Time to Play Debt-O!
President Obama's final State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. ET. In preparation for his speech, we've brought back our State of the Union...
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Health Care Policies in the President's Budget
Lawmakers often lament the difficulty of reforming Medicare and other health care programs, but the difficulty is not a lack of viable options. One...
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Financial Report of the U.S. Government Shows Bleak Picture
Every year, the Treasury Department releases the Financial Report of the United States Government , which provides a detailed picture of the...
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Business Tax Reform Chapter Lays Out Administration's Thinking
The Council of Economic Advisers released its 2015 Economic Report of the President last week, discussing several recent economic developments and how...
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PAYGO Kudos to the President's Budget
The President's budget follows the important budget principle of PAYGO, responsibly identifying tax and spending offsets sufficient to pay for new...
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President Releases His FY 2016 Budget
Today, President Obama released his FY 2016 budget , outlining his priorities for FY 2016 and the coming decade. Later today, we'll publish a full...
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What to Expect From the President's FY 2016 Budget
On Monday, the President is scheduled to release his FY 2016 Budget. Based on press reports, we know some rough outlines of what he will be proposing...
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CRFB Livetweets and Fact Checks the State of the Union
Tonight at 9:00 PM, President Obama will address Congress and the nation in the State of the Union address. As he lays out his agenda for this year...
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Play DEBT-O During the State of the Union
President Obama's State of the Union address is tonight at 9 p.m. In preparation of his speech, we've brought back our great State of the Union fiscal...
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Hiatt: There Hasn't Been a Deficit Victory
In an op-ed in the Washington Post yesterday, editor Fred Hiatt pushed back on assertions by the Obama Administration that they have won over the...
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CBO Releases Analysis of the President's Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the President's FY 2015 budget, applying its own budget baseline and methodology to...
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Taking Stock of the Long-Term Fiscal Picture
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) isn't the only agency in town that does long-term projections. The Treasury Department annually releases the...