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BIZARRE: Phillip swagel - You Need To See This

The director of the Congressional Budget Office—known for its gloomy national debt data—is very optimistic that a crisis will be avoided entirely

“Making progress to address the fiscal trajectory would be a positive for the U.S. economy,” Swagel said. “We can’t go on [with] the scolding narrative.”

Legislative branch hearing sidesteps last year’s drama

Legislative branch hearing sidesteps last year’s drama

At a Senate Appropriations Legislative Branch Subcommittee hearing Wednesday, the heads of the Government Publishing Office, Government Accountability Office and Congressional Budget Office defended their agencies’ fiscal 2027 budget requests, skirting any mention of legislative dustups from last year. It was the panel’s first hearing of the year, as well…

CBO highlights the good news in Trump’s lost tariff revenue hiking the deficit by $2 trillion: Lower inflation and unemployment—and higher GDP

CBO highlights the good news in Trump’s lost tariff revenue hiking the deficit by $2 trillion: Lower inflation and unemployment—and higher GDP

In the past year, tariffs were, at least partly, responsible for 166,000 lost blue-collar jobs and $1,700 in annual increased costs for American households.

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US could lose between $7bn and $14bn during shutdown, budget office says

Federal agency also estimates country’s GDP will reduce by one to two percentage points over shrinking demand

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750K federal workers risk furloughs in government shutdown, CBO estimates

Their compensation will total approximately $400 million per day.

Trump tariffs could gross $800 billion in the next decade, CBO head says—but that doesn’t account for the backlash

As the Trump administration continues its tariff policy there are still too many variables to measure its net effect on the economy.

Congressional Budget Office Offers Dire Warning About Annual Deficits Dwarfing GDP

Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel said the current projections are based on the 2017 tax cuts ending. That means the numbers could get worse.

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Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government

Debt limit deal is in place, but budget deficit is still a multi-decade challenge for US government

Even with new spending restraints included in the congressional debt limit deal, the U.S. government’s deficits are still on course to keep climbing to record levels over the next few decades

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Biden's upcoming budget part of 2024 political messaging

Biden's upcoming budget part of 2024 political messaging

President Joe Biden has decided to get out of the White House to unveil his proposed budget this week in Pennsylvania, a must-win state in 2024

The Independent UK

U.S. Will Add $18.8 Trillion in New Debt by 2033

U.S. Will Add $18.8 Trillion in New Debt by 2033

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