CBO projects US debt to grow $23.9 trillion in 10 years, not including costs of extending tax cuts
The national debt is slated to rise by $23.9 trillion over the next decade, a sum that does not include trillions of dollars ...
Federal budget deficit expected to soar to $2.7 trillion in 2035, highlighting pressure on GOP
As congressional Republicans struggle to keep deficits in check while extending their sweeping 2017 tax cuts, the ...
Treasury will begin steps to avoid debt default as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, with debt and deficits ...
U.S. Faces Record Debt Levels as Republicans Plan Tax Cuts
The new budget forecasts predicted that the United States will record a $1.9 trillion budget deficit this fiscal year and ...
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CBO’s Medicare Savings Options
Medicare – a federal program that provides health insurance to seniors and some individuals with disabilities – is one of the ...
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Republicans press for change in how CBO tallies cost of legislation
With the 2017 tax law set to expire, GOP backers of "dynamic scoring" want the math to include their views of wider economic ...
US debt to reach 107pc of GDP by 2029: CBO estimates
The fiscal situation is daunting, the debt trajectory is unsustainable,” Congressional Budget Office director Phillip Swagel ...
National debt races toward record level as Trump takes office
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, the U.S. government’s fiscal health is bleak, Congress’s nonpartisan ...
Deaths in US expected to exceed births in 2033: CBO
The number of deaths in the U.S. is expected to exceed the number of births by 2033, according to the Congressional Budget ...
US population projections shrink from last year because of declining birth rates, less immigration
The Congressional Budget Office has shrunk its projections for the U.S. population in 30 years to 372 million residents, a ...