Dov Zakheim's blog. FactCheck.org | A Project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Director's Blog. CBO Releases "Updated Estimates of the Effects of the Insurance Coverage Provisions of the Affordable Care Act, April 2014" April 14, 2014CBO and JCT have lowered their estimates of the net federal cost of the ACA’s insurance coverage provisions—to $1.4 trillion over the next decade, about $100 billion less than estimated in February. read more CBO Releases "Updated Budget Projections: 2014 to 2024" April 14, 2014The deficit will decrease to $492 billion in 2014, CBO projects.
CBO Releases "Testimony on Increasing the Minimum Wage: Effects on Employment and Family Income" March 12, 2014Director Doug Elmendorf testified on the effects of raising the minimum wage, noting that such an increase would boost family income for many low-wage workers but that some jobs for low-wage workers would probably be eliminated.
Glenn Greenwald. US Budget Watch | (Work in Progress) — The Official Blog of the U.S. Department of Labor.