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In a letter sent today to Congressman Paul Ryan, we described our analysis of the effects on prescription drug prices of certain provisions of the health legislation enacted in March.
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CBO's 2010 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information
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Social Security is the federal government’s largest single program; outlays in fiscal year 2010 totaled $706 billion, roughly one-fifth of the federal budget. About 54 million people currently receive Social Security benefits. Most are retired workers, their spouses, their children or their survivors, who receive payments through Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI). The remainder are disabled workers or their spouses and children, who receive Disability Insurance (DI) benefits.
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CBO projects that the future costs for VA to treat enrolled veterans will be substantially higher (in inflation-adjusted dollars) than recent appropriations for that purpose.
- Cost Estimate
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010
- Cost Estimate
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010
- Cost Estimate
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on August 5, 2010
- Report
This document incorporates data through 2009. It focuses on the growing number of foreign-born workers, the countries from which they have come, their educational attainment, the types of jobs they hold, and their earnings.
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People born in other countries are a growing presence in the U.S. labor force. In 2009, more than 1 in 7 people in the U.S. labor force were born elsewhere; 15 years earlier, only 1 in 10 was foreign born. About 40 percent of the foreign-born labor force in 2009 was from Mexico and Central America, and more than 25 percent was from Asia.
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Economic and Budget Issue Brief