By law, the Congressional Budget Office is required to produce a cost estimate for every bill reported by a congressional committee. … Back to Article
A – B (APPROPRIATION – BUDGET SURPLUS)
C – E (CONTINUING RESOLUTION – ENTITLEMENTS)
F – N (FEDERAL DEBT – NATIONAL DEBT)
O – P (OBLIGATION – PRESIDENT'S BUDGET)
S – U (SCOREKEEPING – UNFUNDED MANDATE)
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