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CBO reports to the Congress on the agency’s activities in its annual request for appropriations. More than 90 percent of the agency’s budget is allocated to staff compensation; the remaining portion covers data, information technology, training, and other needs. CBO also uses a variety of tools—presentations, blogs, and reports—to explain how it does its work.

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Testimony on The Congressional Budget Office’s Work Since May 2015 and Plans for the Future
September 14, 2016
On September 14, 2016, Director Keith Hall testified on CBO’s work since May 2015 and its plans for the future before the Senate Budget Committee.
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Testimony on CBO’s Estimates of the Budgetary Effects of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
September 7, 2016
On September 7, 2016, CBO Deputy Director Mark Hadley testified on CBO’s estimates of the budgetary effects of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives.
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The Congressional Budget Office’s Work in 2015: A Report to the Congress
April 12, 2016
Since 1975, CBO has produced nonpartisan analyses of budgetary and economic issues in support of the Congress. In 2015, CBO completed 640 formal cost estimates and 94 analytic reports and working papers.
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Statement for the Record Regarding CBO’s Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2017
March 22, 2016
CBO Director Keith Hall provided a statement on CBO’s appropriation request for fiscal year 2017 to the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives.
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Testimony on CBO’s Appropriation Request for Fiscal Year 2017
March 8, 2016
CBO Director Keith Hall testified on CBO’s appropriation request for fiscal year 2017 before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate.
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Dynamic Analysis at CBO
February 29, 2016
Presentation by Wendy Edelberg, an Associate Director for Economic Analysis at CBO, at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business