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CBO Releases Analysis of President Obama's FY 2014 Budget
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of President Obama’s FY 2014 budget request. CRFB has released a reaction to the...
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S&P's Credit Analyst: US Not "Credit-Positive"
Read moreWe've talked before on The Bottom Line about why lawmakers should not wait to deal with our unsustainable debt. Among the most important reasons for...
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The Latest on the Affordable Care Act
Read moreAlthough it may be difficult to get an updated comprehensive score of the Affordable Care Act from CBO, CBO has updated its estimate of the coverage...
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$2.2 Trillion is the New $2.4 Trillion
Read moreIn February, we wrote the paper " Our Debt Problems Are Far From Solved," laying out the case for putting debt on a clear downward path as a percent...
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Line Items: Sequester Gestures Edition
Read moreSide-Stepping Sequestration – It was as predictable as the Washington Capitals blowing a playoff series lead. Lawmakers are looking to carve out...
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CBO Updates Economic and Budget Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office has released an update to its budget outlook from February. With little legislative changes since February, the...
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Budget Reforms Come to the Forefront in the House Budget Committee
Read moreLast week, the House Budget Committee released a package of budget process reforms consisting of seven different pieces of legislation. Four of these...
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CBO Releases Updated Estimate of Farm Bills
Read moreUpdate: This blog has been updated to include numbers from the CBO score of the House farm bill. As we have written previously, the American Taxpayer...
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MY VIEW: Ed Rendell
Read moreWith previously enacted deficit reduction and the economic recovery helping our short-term fiscal outlook, it may be tempting for lawmakers to put the...