The Congressional Budget Office
A combination of political history economic history and organizational development the congressional budget office offers an important first book length.
The congressional budget office. The congressional budget office. Established by congress in 1974 to assist the house and senate budget committees to analyze the yearly budget submitted by the presidents office of management and budget. What is the congressional budget office.
How many employees does the cbo have. It also reports on the deficit impact of every important piece of legislation. It also assists the house and senate budget committees.
Cbo also prepares cost estimates and mandate statements for nearly all bills that are reported by congressional committees. It reviews the president s annual budget. 1 inspired by california s legislative analyst s office that manages the state budget in a strictly nonpartisan fashion the cbo was created as a nonpartisan agency by the congressional budget and impoundment.
230 people primarily economist and public policy analyst. The congressional budget office is a bipartisan federal agency that analyzes the economy for the u s. Honest numbers power and policy draws on interviews with high level participants in the budget debates of the last 35 years to tell the story of the cbo.