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  • Testimony on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

    September 26, 2013
  • How Eliminating the Automatic Spending Reductions Specified by the Budget Control Act Would Affect the U.S. Economy in 2014

    July 25, 2013
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Economic Effects in 2014 of Eliminating the Automatic Spending Reductions Specified in the Budget Control Act

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September 26, 2013

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  • The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

    September 17, 2013
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Testimony on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 26, 2013

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Press Briefing on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 23, 2013

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  • Press Briefing on The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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  • Updated Budget Projections: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    May 14, 2013
  • CBO's Baseline Budget Projections, as of May 2013, With Percentages of GDP Updated to Reflect Recent Revisions by the Bureau of Economic Analysis

    September 11, 2013
  • Updated Historical Budget Data Following BEA's Recent Update of the National Income and Product Accounts

    August 12, 2013
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The 2013 Long-Term Budget Outlook

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September 17, 2013

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Has the Fundamental Federal Budgetary Challenge Been Addressed?

posted by Doug Elmendorf on September 12, 2013

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  • Has the Fundamental Federal Budgetary Challenge Been Addressed?

    September 12, 2013
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The Federal Budget: The Deficit is Down But the Fundamental Challenge Remains

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September 12, 2013

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H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013

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September 5, 2013

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  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2013 to 2023

    February 05, 2013
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    March 22, 2011
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How CBO Projects Income

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July 25, 2013

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  • Assessing the Short-Term Effects on Output of Changes in Federal Fiscal Policies: Working Paper 2012-08

    May 25, 2012
  • Macroeconomic Effects of Alternative Budgetary Paths

    February 05, 2013
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How Eliminating the Automatic Spending Reductions Specified by the Budget Control Act Would Affect the U.S. Economy in 2014

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July 25, 2013

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  • Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions Regarding S. 744

    July 25, 2013
  • Senate Amendment 1183 to S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

    June 24, 2013
  • S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

    June 18, 2013
  • The Economic Impact of S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

    June 18, 2013
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S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

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July 3, 2013

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