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President Releases His FY 2016 Budget
Read moreToday, 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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Report: Analysis of the President’s FY 2016 Budget
Read moreToday, the President released his FY 2016 budget, laying out his priorities and proposals for the coming year. The budget includes policies and...
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What to Expect From the President's FY 2016 Budget
Read moreOn 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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Will Military Compensation Reform Get the Green Light?
Read moreAfter a more than a year-long process, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its final report yesterday...
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George V. Voinovich: Obama Must Put Some Muscle Behind Gasoline-tax Increase
Read moreGeorge V. Voinovich is a former senator and governor of Ohio and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a commentary...
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Ignoring PAYGO Could Add $2.5 Trillion to the Debt
Read moreCBO's official budget estimates rely on general adherence to current law, meaning that no new laws are passed other than to keep the government...
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How Much Savings Would It Take to Make Debt Sustainable?
Read moreCBO's budget outlook, little changed since its last update, shows the same story it has for a few years: the debt picture will stabilize through about...
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Trust Fund Deadlines Are Closing In
Read moreIn addition to updating budget projections, CBO's baseline also looks at the state of various government trust funds over the next ten years. Two of...
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CRFB Publishes Analysis of CBO's 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreYesterday, CRFB published an analysis of CBO’s latest Budget and Economic Outlook. The six-page document summarizes the forecasts and emphasizes the...
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CBO Report Shows Return of Trillion-Dollar Deficits
Read moreTrillion-dollar deficits are coming back in 2025. That's one of the many stories told by the new budget update released today by the Congressional...
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Report: CBO's January 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today, showing their budget and economic forecasts through 2025. After...
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Are the Discretionary Spending Caps Sustainable?
Read moreThe biggest piece of deficit reduction that lawmakers have accomplished so far is the series of caps on annually appropriated discretionary spending...