CBO Raises Deficit Projection: Biden's Spending Policies Under Fire
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Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report indicating that this year’s federal budget deficit is projected to be $400 billion higher than originally estimated in February. This represents a 27% increase in the deficit projection.
The major drivers of this change include higher costs from the supplemental spending package signed in April that provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, higher than estimated costs of reducing student loan borrower balances, increased Medicaid spending, and higher spending on FDIC insurance after the agency has not yet recovered payments it made after the banking crises of 2023 and 2024.
The report also projects that the nation’s publicly held debt is set to increase from 99% of gross domestic product at the end of 2024 to 122% of GDP — the highest level ever recorded — by the end of 2034. “Then it continues to rise,” the report states.
Deficits are a problem for lawmakers in the coming years because of the burden of servicing the total debt load, an aging population that pushes up the total cost of Social Security and Medicare, and rising health care expenses.
The report cuts into President Joe Biden’s claim that he has lowered deficits, as borrowing increased in 2023 and is slated to climb again this year.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a statement that the report “is further evidence of the need for Congress to pass President Biden’s Budget to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion — instead of blowing up the debt with $5 trillion of more Trump tax cuts.”
However, the White House budget proposal released in March claims to reduce the deficit by roughly $3 trillion over the next 10 years and would raise tax revenues by a total of $4.9 trillion in the same period.
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, responded to the increased deficit forecast by saying that “Congress must reverse the spending curse of the Biden Administration by undoing expensive and overreaching executive actions.”
Arrington added that “we must address the most significant debt drivers of our mandatory spending,” a category in the budget that includes Social Security and Medicare.
Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said the CBO projections show that the outlook for America’s critical national debt challenge is worsening.
“The harmful effects of higher interest rates fueling higher interest costs on a huge existing debt load are continuing, and leading to additional borrowing. It’s the definition of unsustainable," Peterson said.
“The leaders we elect this fall will face a series of highly consequential fiscal deadlines next year, including the reinstatement of the debt limit, the expiration of the 2017 tax cuts and key decisions on healthcare subsidies, discretionary spending caps and more."
This report underscores the need for fiscal responsibility and a focus on reducing the national debt. It is clear that the Biden Administration's spending policies are not sustainable and will have long-term consequences for the economy. It is imperative that Congress takes action to address this issue and work towards a more fiscally responsible future.
Sources:
westernjournal.com
abcnews.go.com
cbo.gov
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a report indicating that this year’s federal budget deficit is projected to be $400 billion higher than originally estimated in February. This represents a 27% increase in the deficit projection.
The major drivers of this change include higher costs from the supplemental spending package signed in April that provides military aid to Ukraine and Israel, higher than estimated costs of reducing student loan borrower balances, increased Medicaid spending, and higher spending on FDIC insurance after the agency has not yet recovered payments it made after the banking crises of 2023 and 2024.
The report also projects that the nation’s publicly held debt is set to increase from 99% of gross domestic product at the end of 2024 to 122% of GDP — the highest level ever recorded — by the end of 2034. “Then it continues to rise,” the report states.
Deficits are a problem for lawmakers in the coming years because of the burden of servicing the total debt load, an aging population that pushes up the total cost of Social Security and Medicare, and rising health care expenses.
The report cuts into President Joe Biden’s claim that he has lowered deficits, as borrowing increased in 2023 and is slated to climb again this year.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, said in a statement that the report “is further evidence of the need for Congress to pass President Biden’s Budget to reduce the deficit by $3 trillion — instead of blowing up the debt with $5 trillion of more Trump tax cuts.”
However, the White House budget proposal released in March claims to reduce the deficit by roughly $3 trillion over the next 10 years and would raise tax revenues by a total of $4.9 trillion in the same period.
House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, responded to the increased deficit forecast by saying that “Congress must reverse the spending curse of the Biden Administration by undoing expensive and overreaching executive actions.”
Arrington added that “we must address the most significant debt drivers of our mandatory spending,” a category in the budget that includes Social Security and Medicare.
Michael A. Peterson, CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, said the CBO projections show that the outlook for America’s critical national debt challenge is worsening.
“The harmful effects of higher interest rates fueling higher interest costs on a huge existing debt load are continuing, and leading to additional borrowing. It’s the definition of unsustainable," Peterson said.
“The leaders we elect this fall will face a series of highly consequential fiscal deadlines next year, including the reinstatement of the debt limit, the expiration of the 2017 tax cuts and key decisions on healthcare subsidies, discretionary spending caps and more."
This report underscores the need for fiscal responsibility and a focus on reducing the national debt. It is clear that the Biden Administration's spending policies are not sustainable and will have long-term consequences for the economy. It is imperative that Congress takes action to address this issue and work towards a more fiscally responsible future.
Sources:
westernjournal.com
abcnews.go.com
cbo.gov
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