Outlook for the Budget and the Economy

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    Snapshot of Guarantees of New Residential Mortgages

    By 2012, more than 95 percent of new mortgages were federally guaranteed. CBO expects that percentage to drop sharply in coming years under current law.

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    Snapshot of Guarantees of New Residential Mortgages

    By 2012, more than 95 percent of new mortgages were federally guaranteed. CBO expects that percentage to drop sharply in coming years under current law.

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    Snapshot of the Highway Trust Fund

    CBO projects that, starting in 2015, the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund will have insufficient revenues to meet its obligations, resulting in steadily accumulating shortfalls.

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    Snapshot of the Highway Trust Fund

    CBO projects that, starting in 2015, the highway account of the Highway Trust Fund will have insufficient revenues to meet its obligations, resulting in steadily accumulating shortfalls.

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    Snapshot of Child Nutrition Programs

    Under current law, total funding for child nutrition programs will grow from $20 billion in 2013 to $29 billion in 2023, CBO projects.

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    Snapshot of Child Nutrition Programs

    Under current law, total funding for child nutrition programs will grow from $20 billion in 2013 to $29 billion in 2023, CBO projects.

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    Snapshot of Unemployment Benefits

    Since 2008, during and after the most recent recession, temporary programs have significantly expanded the benefits available to unemployed people.

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    Snapshot of Unemployment Benefits

    Since 2008, during and after the most recent recession, temporary programs have significantly expanded the benefits available to unemployed people.

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    Snapshots of CBO’s Budget Outlook

    To expand CBO’s efforts to communicate the analysis we do for the Congress in new and easily accessible ways, CBO will release “snapshots” of the budget outlook.

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    Presentation to the National Association for Business Economics

    CBO Director Doug Elmendorf's Presentation to the National Association for Business Economics