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Trump spending cuts will slam Tri-Cities worse than most of WA. Here's how
From Medicaid and food stamps to cutting edge scientific research, this is what the tax cuts will cost the Tri-Cities.
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The Trump administration detests the Congressional Budget Office. Here’s why it’s important. - The Washington Post
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, speaks to reporters after the Congressional Budget Office’s nonpartisan budget analyst reported that 14 million people would lose coverage ...
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The Congressional Budget Office Still Works | Washington Monthly
The Congressional Budget Office Still Works The nonpartisan CBO that scores legislation is giving an honest analysis of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” and that’s a good thing. by ...
Housing, education, health care: How Trump’s budget bill affects Whatcom County
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is on its way to President Donald Trump’s desk. Its effects will be felt across the nation — ...
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Analysis | This is why the Congressional Budget Office will likely survive Republican attacks - The Washington Post
On Monday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a stunning report. A Republican measure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would lead 24 million people to lose ...
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Congressional Budget Office says inflation to last into 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office released an economic outlook Wednesday saying high inflation will persist into next year, likely causing the federal government to pay higher ...
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Washington Cashes In on Inflation - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
That’s the news you haven’t read about last week’s December budget review from the Congressional Budget Office. The budget gnomes report that federal receipts in the first fiscal quarter ...
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Washington’s Record Tax Windfall - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
The money has been rolling in, as the most recent Congressional Budget Office figures show. In the first five months of fiscal 2022 through February, federal receipts climbed a remarkable 26% from ...
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Congressional Budget Office: Federal debt nears ‘unsustainable’ levels - Washington Times
Federal debt is nearing "unsustainable" levels, but low interest rates have created a window of opportunity for policymakers to rein it in, the Congressional Budget Office said Monday, delivering ...
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Hey Congressional Budget Office, tax cuts are good for the economy - Washington Times
Pretty much all of 2025 in Washington will be dedicated to tax legislation, federal spending and deciding what to do about the debt ceiling. ... Hey Congressional Budget Office, ...
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CBO projects massive debt reckoning despite some improvements - Washington Examiner
The Congressional Budget Office projects an explosive rise in federal debt, despite slight improvements in the past year, as the country faces a fiscal reckoning in the coming decades.. In a much ...
Senate Bill Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt, Budget Office Says
A new analysis showing the legislation would be far more expensive than the House version could complicate its chances of ...