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CBO report becomes Republicans' ammunition to continue pay freeze - Washington Post

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CBO report becomes Republicans' ammunition to continue pay freeze Washington Post A Congressional Budget Office report issued last week has become Exhibit A in Republicans' efforts to extend a freeze on federal pay rates and limit retiree benefits. The main take-away from the report: “Overall, the federal government paid 16 percent ... The CBO Proposes Ditching ALL Tax BreaksBusiness Insider Boehner Oil Plan Seen by CBO Raising 5% of Needed Transit FundsBusinessWeek all 5 news articles »

CBO report becomes Republicans' ammunition to continue pay freeze - Washington Post

The CBO Predicts a Rotten Economy So Republicans Want to Change It - Economic Populist

The Epoch Times

The CBO Predicts a Rotten Economy So Republicans Want to Change It Economic Populist Why did the CBO say 2013 is gonna be god awful? Spending constraints by draconian budget cuts that are scheduled. Yes, it's true, reduced government spending decreases economic growth when an economy is operating below it's potential. Congressional Budget Office Predicts Gloomy US EconomyThe Epoch Times CBO sounding an alarm bell on spendingYork News-Times January deficit fell sharply to $27 billion: CBOReuters New York Times (blog) -NASDAQ -Fox News all 62 news articles »

The CBO Predicts a Rotten Economy So Republicans Want to Change It - Economic Populist

CBO: Oil, gas measures to raise just $2 billion for GOP highway bill - FuelFix (blog)

FuelFix (blog)

CBO: Oil, gas measures to raise just $2 billion for GOP highway bill FuelFix (blog) But the oil-and-gas bills would raise just $2.06 billion for the trust fund in that time period and bring in no money at all until 2014, according to the Congressional Budget Office, the nonpartisan budget analyst of Congress. The Highway Trust Fund, ... and more »

CBO: Oil, gas measures to raise just $2 billion for GOP highway bill - FuelFix (blog)

CBO Shows House Transportation Bill is Fiscally Reckless - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

CBO Shows House Transportation Bill is Fiscally Reckless Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Thanks to the Congressional Budget Office, we now have an idea of just how fiscally irresponsible this last scheme would be. This nonpartisan group of green-eyeshade analysts has examined the three bills voted out by the Natural Resources Committee ... and more »

CBO Shows House Transportation Bill is Fiscally Reckless - Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)

FY 2012 Spending Blows Through Cap, CBO Shows - Heritage.org

FY 2012 Spending Blows Through Cap, CBO Shows Heritage.org By Patrick Louis Knudsen As House appropriators begin hearings on fiscal year (FY) 2013 spending,[1] a second look at last week's Congressional Budget Office report shows they already have exceeded their official Budget Control Act limits for the ... The fast track to a balanced budgetReuters Blogs (blog) Sessions Scolds the AWOL DemocratsPower Line (blog) all 12 news articles »

FY 2012 Spending Blows Through Cap, CBO Shows - Heritage.org

Tie US Recovery Program to Economic Indicators: Peter Orszag - Bloomberg

Bloomberg

Tie US Recovery Program to Economic Indicators: Peter Orszag Bloomberg The automatic stabilizers in Europe offset a shock by about 10 percentage points more than in the US Three-Year Picture A report issued by the Congressional Budget Office last week illustrates how much automatic stabilizers have helped in the US over ... and more »

Tie US Recovery Program to Economic Indicators: Peter Orszag - Bloomberg

CBO projects a fourth year of $1T-plus deficits - Fox News

Politico

CBO projects a fourth year of $1T-plus deficits Fox News A new budget report released Tuesday predicts the US government will run a $1.1 trillion deficit in the fiscal year that ends in September, the fourth year in a row over $1 trillion, though a slight dip from last year. The Congressional Budget Office ... CBO knows its deficit forecasts are too cheery. So what will really happen?Christian Science Monitor Congressional Budget Office reports another $1 trillion deficitPolitico Federal budget deficit to dip to $1.1T, CBO saysThe Associated Press Reuters all 976 news articles »

CBO projects a fourth year of $1T-plus deficits - Fox News

Surplus Surprises Michigan, but Is It Safe to Spend Again? - New York Times

Surplus Surprises Michigan, but Is It Safe to Spend Again? New York Times After declining sharply (17 percent) in the 2009 fiscal year and rising only 3 percent in 2010, federal revenues rose 6 percent in 2011, according to the Congressional Budget Office. In Michigan, a state that has cut so much so often that in the words ... and more »

Surplus Surprises Michigan, but Is It Safe to Spend Again? - New York Times

Time to make small cuts in huge defense budget - Aspen Times

Time to make small cuts in huge defense budget Aspen Times The Department of Defense budget has grown from $297 billion in 2001 to a budgeted $534 billion for 2010, an 81 percent increase. According to the Congressional Budget Office, defense spending grew 9 percent annually on average from fiscal year 2000 to ... and more »

Time to make small cuts in huge defense budget - Aspen Times

CBO score could blunt momentum for Senate Postal Service reform bill - The Hill (blog)

CBO score could blunt momentum for Senate Postal Service reform bill The Hill (blog) By Bernie Becker - 02/05/12 07:35 PM ET Supporters of a Senate measure to overhaul the cash-strapped US Postal Service's (USPS) operations are pushing back on a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) cost estimate that found the bill would lose $6.3 ... and more »

CBO score could blunt momentum for Senate Postal Service reform bill - The Hill (blog)