Five Takeaways from the President's Final Budget
Moments ago, President Obama released the final budget of his presidency. In the coming hours, days, and weeks, CRFB will be publishing analysis...
Budget Projections
How Lawmakers Could Make the Budget Outlook Even Worse
CBO's summary of its budget outlook included a short summary of the long-term debt outlook, which showed debt rising continuously and eventually...
The Long-Term Debt Picture Looks Much Worse As Well
The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) summary of their upcoming budget projections showed a much worse ten-year outlook for deficits and debt,...
It Could Take $8 Trillion to Balance the Budget
Tuesday’s release of the topline numbers for this year's Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline is a gut punch to congressional budget writers....
Our Analysis of CBO's January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook Summary
The era of declining deficits is over. That's the conclusion of our analysis of the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) January 2016...
Deficits Rise in Latest Budget Projections
Update: You can view our full analysis here.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released baseline projections showing rapidly rising...
Budget Deal Takes 20 Years to Offset Its Cost
The recently-enacted budget deal does not offset its ten-year cost like advocates have claimed, but what about the longer-term impact?
The deal...