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Budget office ignores rhetoric, says GOP megabill would add $3.4 trillion to the debt
The more Republicans insist that their far-right legislation would shrink the deficit, the more the CBO's arithmetic points ...
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Congressional Republicans Want to End Grad PLUS Loans. How Might It Affect Your Campus?
Shuttering the program, which had been expected to lend out about $19 billion annually over the next decade, could make ...
Democrat-controlled budget office wrongly analyzed Trump's big bill, missed record savings, White House says
White House says the CBO’s analysis is wrong because it assumes that Republicans in Congress will fail to extend Trump’s 2017 ...
'One Big Beautiful Bill' boosts highest earners most, Congressional Budget Office says
The Congressional Budget Office says the highest earners would benefit most from the "One Big Beautiful Bill." Here's how and ...
Republicans challenge 'irrelevant' budget office as it critiques Trump's 'beautiful bill'
As Senate takes up Trump's "big, beautiful bill," many GOP members dismiss the Congressional Budget Office's deficit ...
White House Eyes Rarely Used Power to Override Congress on Spending
The president’s top aides have signaled they may seize on a timing quirk in law to cancel enacted funds, setting up a clash ...
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Proposed Medicaid cuts could be a big problem for Louisiana's budget, officials say
State Senate President Cameron Henry said he’s worried Louisiana won’t be able to cover the losses should Congress ratchet ...
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Community groups: Watch out for congressional changes to Medicaid and SNAP
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s latest cost estimate concludes that the bill would reduce federal Medicaid ...
Tariffs Would Reduce The Federal Deficit, Budget Office Says
The Republicans' spending bill passed by the House of Representatives would blow a big, beautiful hole in the federal deficit ...
Medicaid enrollees fear losing health coverage if Congress enacts work requirements
About 71 million adults are enrolled in Medicaid now. And most of them — around 92% — are working, caregiving, attending school or disabled. Earlier estimates of the budget bill from the Congressional ...