Economy Jan 28 U.S. budget deficit likely to break $1 trillion in 2020 despite strong economy By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press
Politics Jun 28 Watch 7:24 Sen. Thune: GOP health bill negotiation process is difficult but necessary By PBS News Hour
Politics Jun 26 Watch 7:25 High court decision to hear travel ban case scores win for Trump Tamara Keith of NPR and Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections join Judy Woodruff to discuss the Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments on President Trump’s travel ban, the ongoing fight over the Senate’s health care bill, new revelations over the… By PBS News Hour
Health Jun 26 Watch 6:09 CBO score estimating 22 million uninsured adds to difficult math for Senate health care bill The Senate GOP’s health care bill would lead to 22 million more uninsured Americans by 2026, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Monday. That’s slightly better than the CBO score for the House version of the bill. But… By PBS News Hour
Health May 24 Watch 4:07 Less healthy, older Americans would pay more under GOP health bill The Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate for the American Health Care Act Wednesday, 20 days after the bill passed the Republican-led House of Representatives. The prognosis? About 23 million Americans are expected to lose their coverage by 2026. By PBS News Hour
Mar 15 Beyond the top-line numbers, what else was in CBO’s report on new health care bill? By Lisa Desjardins We, and much of the Internet, reported the headlines from the Congressional Budget Office’s report on the House Republican health care bill Monday. But the 37-page CBO analysis, and the agency’s 30-minute call with reporters immediately after its release, was… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 3:33 What the CBO sees ahead for the GOP health care bill By PBS News Hour An analysis of the Republican health care bill was released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office, offering best estimates on cost, coverage and other issues. Among the takeaways are that 24 million fewer people would be insured after a decade,… Continue watching
Jan 19 Tax cuts help increase budget deficit to $544 billion this year By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A government report released Tuesday estimates that this year's budget deficit will rise to $544 billion, an increase over prior estimates that can be attributed largely to tax cuts and spending increases passed by Congress last month. Continue reading