Congressional Budget Office

Washington -- The Senate and the House of Representatives passed a bipartisan deal Friday extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits while also avoiding a Medicare fee cut for doctors for the rest of the year. The bill cleared the Senate...

WASHINGTON -- The GOP-controlled House of Representatives is set to vote Thursday on Speaker John Boehner's plan to raise the nation's debt ceiling while enacting sweeping cuts in government spending -- the latest attempt to avoid an unprecedented...

WASHINGTON -- In a final drive to thwart President Barack Obama's health care remake, Republican senators plan to force Democrats to run a gantlet of politically dicey votes before they can finish a companion bill to the landmark law. Voting was expected...

Text of President Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Wednesday and provided by the White House. ---- Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Our...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats passed a landmark health care bill in a climactic Christmas Eve vote that could define President Barack Obama's legacy and usher in near-universal medical coverage for the first time in the country's history. "We are now...

WASHINGTON -- Don't look for the Senate to quickly follow the House on health care overhaul. A government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate. They'...

WASHINGTON -- Democratic leaders secured the support of Sen. Ben Nelson to provide the 60th and deciding vote for sweeping health care legislation in the Senate, capping a year of struggle and a final burst of deadline bargaining on President Barack...

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run health insurance as part of his ambitious health care proposal. Facing mounting opposition to the...

WASHINGTON-- The following is the full text version of President Barack Obama's address to Congress on health care reform Wednesday, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House. --- Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, members of Congress,...

A vast majority of Americans say they eat more whole grains and fresh produce than they did five years ago, but many believe the federal government needs to do more to ensure greater access to locally produced fresh food, according to a new survey.  ...

Trouble with truth Pinocchio would be proud. The U.S. Chamber of Commercehas bombarded TV viewers in Florida with an ad attacking the state's senior U.S. senator, Democrat Bill Nelson, for supporting President Obama's health care reform law —...

U.S. Rep. Barney Frank has led a parade of Democrats in renouncing the passage of the Affordable Care Act, suggesting the far-reaching law may be a net deficit for the party on Election Day. "I think we paid a terrible price for health care," the...