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Fiscal Fact Checker: What Has Happened to CBO's Estimate of the Affordable Care Act?
Read moreCBO's most recent estimate of the insurance coverage provisions of the Affordable Care Act has sparked a debate about how CBO's estimate of ACA has...
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Line Items: March to Madness Edition
Read moreMad, Mad World – There’s enough madness in DC to go around. Lawmakers from opposite parties seem perpetually angry at each other, yet they are moving...
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Washington Post Editorial Board Makes the Case for IPAB
Read moreWith the House of Repressive getting ready to vote on a full repeal of the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the Washington Post Editorial...
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CBO and OMB In Tune on President's Budget
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of President Obama's FY 2013 budget proposals. In a somewhat surprising analysis...
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An Odd Couple: Millionaire Surtax Paired with Balanced Budget Amendment Requirement
Read moreIn what was surprising news to many when, yesterday, freshman Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) announced that he would introduce legislation that would apply...
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Senate Passes Transportation Bill
Read moreYesterday, the Senate passed a two-year $109 billion transportation bill by a 74-22 vote. Since 2009, when the last five-year transportation bill...
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Health Spending Changes in CBO's March Baseline
Read moreIn its March baseline, CBO made a number of changes in its projections for health care spending. Given the significance of health spending to the...
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New York Times Looks at Tax Expenditures
Read moreAn interesting article by Eduardo Porter in today’s New York Times, A Nation With Too Many Tax Breaks, takes a look at the role of tax expenditures in...
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CBO's Got a Brand New Baseline
Read moreAlthough CBO's analysis of the President's budget is the newsmaker in March in the budget world, CBO also updates its current law baseline, which...
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CBO’s Projections Show Need for Smart, “Go Big” Approach: Comparing Major Debt Reduction Plans
Read moreCRFB has published an updated version of this comparison chart on its blog, The Bottom Line.
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