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Stop Misreading the CBO: A Continuing Series

March 20, 2018 9:07 pm

The U.S. Capitol building stands past American flags before sunrise in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July 11, 2017.

Healthcare

CBO: Obamacare funding bill would increase deficit by $19B

Kimberly Leonard -

March 19, 2018 11:10 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, March 23, 2017, file photo, workers manufacture thermal protection systems for NASA at Bally Ribbon Mills in Bally, Pa.

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Labor force participation to begin shrinking again, budget office says

Joseph Lawler -

March 16, 2018 5:37 pm

The Congressional Budget Office estimates a new legislative package being shepherded by Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, would add a total of $671 million to federal deficits over the next 10 years. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Economy

Budget office: Senate bank regulatory relief bill would raise risk of a bailout

Joseph Lawler -

March 6, 2018 2:24 am

In addition, 9 million fewer people will have insurance compared to if Obamacare was maintained in its current form, the Urban Institute study found. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Healthcare

Liberal think tank says Trump’s Obamacare moves to raise premiums 18 percent

Robert King -

February 26, 2018 4:14 pm

Now that the Obama administration has left, conservatives are turning to the Trump White House to allow them to tighten Medicaid in ways they've long wanted, mainly through the submission of waivers. (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

Healthcare

Republican states get creative to tighten Medicaid rules

Kimberly Leonard -

February 20, 2018 5:01 am

The latest findings from the nonpartisan Office of the Actuary, which is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, projects that the repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate will result in 3.3 million more people not having healthcare coverage by 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Healthcare

CMS actuaries break with CBO, see smaller impact from repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate

Kimberly Leonard -

February 14, 2018 9:00 pm

In his fiscal 2017 budget, then-President Barack Obama sought to increase the spending cap on defense spending by $35 billion. Two years later, a deal hashed out by congressional leaders would increase that cap by $80 billion to $629 billion. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Economy

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Joseph Lawler -

February 8, 2018 10:25 pm

The deficit grew because spending grew 5 percent, while revenues increased 4 percent. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Economy

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

Joseph Lawler -

February 7, 2018 9:07 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

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A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

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Stop Misreading the CBO: A Continuing Series

CBO: Obamacare funding bill would increase deficit by $19B

Labor force participation to begin shrinking again, budget office says

Budget office: Senate bank regulatory relief bill would raise risk of a bailout

Liberal think tank says Trump’s Obamacare moves to raise premiums 18 percent

Republican states get creative to tighten Medicaid rules

CMS actuaries break with CBO, see smaller impact from repealing Obamacare’s individual mandate

Bipartisan budget deal would lift caps even more than Obama asked for

Budget deficit hits $174 billion for the first four months of the fiscal year, up $16 billion

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