President Barack Obama says his budget would cut the deficit to $744 billion next year, down from over a trillion in fiscal 2012. Driven by the costs of mandatory programs, outlays are expected to rise to $3.8 trillion in 2014 but fall as a share of GDP to 22.2 percent, the lowest level since 2008. And after dipping during the recession, revenue is expected to grow steadily but stay below 20 percent of GDP. read more...
President Barack Obama released his fiscal 2014 budget this morning. These tables summarize his proposals and the economic assumptions behind them. read more...
Next week, President Barack Obama will submit his budget request to Congress for the 2014 fiscal year. The president’s request is historically not very good at predicting appropriations, with Congress typically spending more than the president asked for. read more...
Domestic crude oil production, which began a steady decline in the mid-1980s, has been growing rapidly since 2008 and is expected to overtake imports by 2014 for the first time in two decades. read more...
On May 21, the House approved allocations, known as 302(b)s, for fiscal 2014 appropriations. The Democratic…
As of 2010, just over 40 million people living in the United States were born in…
The Senate approved a cloture motion Thursday night on an internet sales tax bill by a…
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