When Republicans took control of Congress in January 1995, the CBO said the deficit under the President's recommended budget policies for FY 1996 would be 211 billion. We knew we could do better.
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The deficit in 2006 is almost certain to increase, because the bulk of spending for Katrina and Rita will occur in 2006, ... What's worse is that when the Congressional Budget Office factors the Bush agenda into the budget, CBO sees the deficit doubling to 640 billion in 2015.
We feel that we should go with the time suggested by the CBO and that's what we've done, ... I don't know how it's going to come out. John's absolutely right, the first responders need new spectrum, but it's going to take some time to get it to them.
Despite what you may hear from the administration and from Congress, this CBO report does not provide evidence that the tax cuts are working and that they can be extended without worrying about large deficits.
We're still troubled by the CBO analysis that we're using Social Security trust funds, at least 19 billion,
The CBO report confirms the dramatic improvement in the 2005 deficit picture that the Administration reported last month, ... A strong economy fueled by tax relief is generating stronger-than-projected revenues.