Examining CBO’s Updated 2024-2034 Budget and Economic Outlook
Making Wall Street Pay Its Fair Share: Raising Revenue, Strengthening Our Economy
Charging Ahead: The Future of Electric Vehicles
Social Security Forever: Delivering Benefits and Protecting Retirement Security
The Costs of Inaction: Economic Risks from Housing Unaffordability
CBO Backs Key Committee Findings on Economic Costs, Systemic Risks of Climate Change
Washington, D.C.— Climate change is poised to increase prices for families, erode property values, and destabilize the entire economy, confirmed the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In a new, wide-ranging report, published at the request of Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), CBO backed key findings from the Committee’s examination of the costs that climate change is […]
Senator WH Opening 12-18
Opening Statement of Chairman Whitehouse
Trump’s Tariffs Would Boost Inflation, Shrink the Economy, CBO Finds
Washington, D.C. – Trump’s tariffs, which he proposed on the campaign trail, would hike prices on everyday goods and shrink the economy, according to a new estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The estimate was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senate Finance […]
12.18.24 Senator Grassley Opening Statement
Grassley: I Remain Convinced the Budget Committee Should Focus on Immediate Fiscal Problems Facing Our Country
Opening Statement by Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa Ranking Member, Senate Budget Committee Hearing titled, “Next to Fall: The Climate-Driven Insurance Crisis is Here – And Getting Worse” Wednesday, December 18, 2024 VIDEO Our time at the helm of the Budget Committee is coming to an end. Disappointingly, it’s ending the same way it […]