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Line Items: Seeing Shadows Edition
Read moreHaving Our Phil – Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow last Sunday, traditionally meaning six more weeks of winter. That is no surprise to most of the... -
CBO Continues to Say the Debt Will Be a Problem for Economic Growth
Read moreIn its February 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook, CBO continued its previous warnings from last year's February outlook and September's long-term... -
CBO's Social Security Projections
Read moreIn CBO's 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook released this week, they addressed the future of the federal government's largest program, Social Security... -
Everything You Needed to Know About the Debt Ceiling, Part 2
Read moreYesterday, we updated our Q&A: Everything You Needed To Know About the Debt Ceiling to reflect the newest date for the debt ceiling, which will be... -
Why Did the Deficit Fall in 2014?
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its annual report on the federal budget, which outlines their projections of all federal spending... -
CBO Director Testifies Before House Budget Committee
Read moreCBO Director Douglas Elmendorf testified before the House Budget Committee this morning following CBO's release of the 2014 Budget and Economic... -
CRFB Releases Analysis of CBO's 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office released its 2014 Budget and Economic Outlook, serving as a budget baseline for the new year. To help make... -
How Much Worse are Deficit Projections?
Read moreYesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported a significantly bleaker fiscal picture than they had projected just last year, with debt now... -
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Sanders Bill Would Add to the Debt, Create a $250 Billion Slush Fund
Read moreSoon, the Senate may consider the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act legislation ( the CBO scoring... -
Updated Q&A: Everything You Should Know About the Debt Ceiling
Read moreNote: We have updated this Q&A. A new version is available here. Attention is turning towards raising the federal debt ceiling, which will be... -
CBO Shows Deteriorating Budget and Economic Projections
Read moreThe Super Bowl was held last Sunday, and the Olympics are coming up in a few days, but the biggest event this week happened today as CBO released its...