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Congress’s Budget Referee Confronts Swarm of GOP Critics
In an interview, Phill Swagel defended the CBO’s forecasting record as Republicans blast the fiscal scorekeeping agency’s ...
Democratic leaders in Congress react to Ernst’s viral town hall comment
Iowa, told an attendee who shouted during a recent town hall that people will die as a result of proposed Medicaid funding ...
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‘Nonpartisan’ Congressional Budget Office Is Not So Nonpartisan After All, New Report Shows
The supposedly “nonpartisan” Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which provides Congress with cost estimates for its policy ...
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Trump’s Budget and Tax Proposals Mark Historic Shift in US Approach to Health Care Policy
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the package would add $2.4 trillion to the national deficit over a decade and leave ...
Trump formally asks Congress to claw back approved spending targeted by DOGE
Bobby Kogan, senior director of federal budget policy at the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank, said in an ...
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WATCH: Vought said Trump could ask to rescind more money if Congress approves first request
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought told a House committee on Wednesday that the Trump administration could ...
The White House’s disingenuous claim about CBO’s political leanings
So unfortunately, this is an institution in our country that has become partisan and political.” We have a high bar when it ...
The Latest: 10.9 million more people projected to lose insurance in 2034 from GOP tax bill cuts
The Congressional Budget Office estimates an increase of 10.9 million people without health insurance under President Donald ...