Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing on The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036
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The Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth of the Senate Committee on Finance convened a hearing at which CBO's Director testified. This document provides CBO's answers to questions submitted for the record.
On March 11, 2026, the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth of the Senate Committee on Finance convened a hearing at which Phillip L. Swagel, the Congressional Budget Office's Director, testified about the agency's most recent analysis of the outlook for the budget and the economy. After the hearing, Senators Chuck Grassley and Elizabeth Warren submitted questions for the record. This document provides CBO's answers.