Congressional Budget Office: US economy predicted to grow by 1.5 percent this year By Washington Examiner FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint August 27, 2014 2:00 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Budget Office: US economy predicted to grow by 1.5 percent this year. Related Content Defense US strikes another drug boat, three ‘narco-terrorists’ killed State Earle-Sears campaigns in Loudoun County as Republicans push to reclaim Virginia’s swing suburbs State Obama calls on New Jersey to set ‘glorious example’ for nation ahead of governor’s race Crime Multiple people injured after stabbing attack on train in England World Israel confirms three bodies received from Hamas are not hostages