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New COVID Wave Does Not Justify Further Borrowing
Read moreAs the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread through the United States, press reports suggest policymakers are considering additional COVID...
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CBO Scores the Build Back Better Act
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released cost estimates for every title of the House-passed Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376). Without...
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CBO Analysis Highlights Risk of Arbitrary Expirations
Read moreThe House-passed Build Back Better Act incorporates numerous arbitrary sunsets in order to hold down its costs. Today, the Congressional Budget Office...
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CBO Estimates a Permanent Build Back Better
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released an estimate of how much it would cost to make most temporary provisions in the House-passed Build...
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Reducing Build Back Better Inflation Risk
Read moreAs we recently discussed, the House-passed Build Back Better Act is likely to be modestly inflationary over the next few years. Though we expect the...
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Does Build Back Better Cost $1.6 Trillion or $2.4 Trillion?
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently estimated that the House-passed Build Back Better Act will increase outlays by $1.64 trillion over ten...
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What Will Build Back Better Mean for Inflation?
Read moreWith inflation on track to reach its highest annual rate since 1990, experts and advocates are in disagreement over whether the Build Back Better Act...
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Senate Should Make Build Back Better, Better
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Senate this month is planning to consider the $2.4 trillion Build Back Better Act, which passed the House of Representatives...
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Congress' December Challenges Can't Wait
Read moreFor Immediate Release As lawmakers continue to debate the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, they have a number of pressing deadlines and policy...
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A Permanent Build Back Better Act Could Cost $4.8 Trillion
Read moreUPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, CBO has issued a correction to its initial estimate of H.R. 5376. Instead of adding $160 billion to...
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UPDATE: Build Back Better Visualized
Read moreUPDATE 12/10: Since this analysis was published, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has issued a correction to their initial estimate of H.R. 5376...
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Build Back Better Act Score Highlights Need for Improvements
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published its full score and estimate of the House Build Back Better Act ( see our...