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McCarthy debt ceiling plan would reduce deficit by $4.8 trillion over next decade, CBO says

By Cami Mondeaux
Published April 25, 2023 9:04pm ET
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McCarthy debt ceiling plan would reduce deficit by $4.8 trillion over next decade, CBO says
The debt ceiling package proposal by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) could drop the nation’s deficit by $4.8 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. McCarthy unveiled his long-awaited budget proposal last week, seeking to raise the debt ceiling over the next year either by $1.5 trillion […]


The debt ceiling package proposal by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) could drop the nation’s deficit by $4.8 trillion over the next 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office.

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