Letters

2008

• Budgetary Issues Governing the Leasing of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental Shelf
  September 10, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Nick J. Rahall II
• Information About Estimated Spending From the Highway Trust Fund Under Three Scenarios
  July 29, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan
• Impact on the Budget from Legislation Authorizing Future Appropriations but Not Affecting Direct Spending or Revenues
  July 25, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• CBO's Estimate of Cost of the Administration's Proposal to Authorize Federal Financial Assistance for the Government-Sponsored Enterprises for Housing
  July 22, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Long-Term Effects of Indexing the Alternative Minimum Tax and Extending the Tax Reductions of 2001 and 2003
  July 17, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Additional Information on CBO's Cost Estimates for S. 625 and H.R. 1108 Regarding Fees to Defray the Loss to the Treasury
  July 10, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Patrick T. McHenry
• Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007
  June 26, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka
• Options for Offsetting the Economic Impact on Low- and Moderate-Income Households of a Cap-and-Trade Program for Carbon Dioxide Emissions
  June 17, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
• Calculations Regarding a Potential Adjustment in the Reserve Fund for Revenue Measures, as Specified in Section 220 of the Budget Resolution
  June 17, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan
• Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2009 Shipbuilding Plan
  June 9, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Gene Taylor
• The Long-Term Economic Effects of Some Alternative Budget Policies
  May 19, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan
• Preliminary Analysis of a Proposal for Comprehensive Health Insurance
  May 1, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden and the Honorable Robert F. Bennett
• A Review of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's New Investment Strategy
  April 24, 2008  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable George Miller
• Assessment of Economic Stimulus from Increases in Federal Medicaid Assistance and Grants to States and in Funding for Infrastructure Projects
  April 17, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV
• How CBO's Baseline for Agriculture Spending Would Change Without Further Congressional Action Before April 18
  April 15, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Collin C. Peterson
• A Comparison of OMB's and CBO's Technical Assumptions Used in Estimating Defense Spending
  April 1, 2008  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi
• The Long-Term Budgetary Effects of Three Specified Policy Scenarios
  March 14, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2009
  March 3, 2008  html  pdf  data  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd
  Related:
  • An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2009
    March 2008  html  pdf  blog
• Update of CBO's Economic Forecast
  February 15, 2008  html  pdf  data  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
  Related:
  • The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2008 to 2018
    January 2008  html  pdf  data  charts  webcast  blog
• Analysis of the Growth in Funding for Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Elsewhere in the War on Terrorism
  February 11, 2008  html  pdf  blog
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• A Comparison of Science and Technology Funding for DOD's Space and Nonspace Programs
  January 15, 2008  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Terry Everett

2007

• The Budgetary Impact of Section 651 of H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
  December 20, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jon Kyl
• Information on Current Spending for Anti-Tuberculosis Programs and a Comparison of That Funding to the Authorization of Appropriations for Similar Activities Contained in H.R. 1567
  November 2, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
• Additional Information on the Budgetary Impact of H.R. 380, the Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act
  October 26, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Rahm Emanuel
• Additional Information on CBO's Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Section 211 of H.R. 3963, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007
  October 25, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi
• Response to Questions asked about the SCHIP Enrollment Table
  October 18, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John D. Dingell
• Effects of Additional Funding for Supplemental Security Income Redeterminations
  October 16, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• Additional Information on Medicare Advantage Provisions of the CHAMP Act
  October 10, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim McCrery
• Issues Regarding the Current and Future Use of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet
  October 9, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Solomon Ortiz
• The Possible Costs to the United States of Maintaining a Long-Term Military Presence in Iraq
  September 20, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Review of the Sufficiency of Funds Authorized Under H.R. 811, the Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007
  September 7, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers
• Estimate of Section 904 (Comparative Effectiveness Research) of H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
  September 5, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Pete Stark
• Information on Bids by Medicare Advantage Plans
  August 17, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Section 651 of H.R. 3162, the Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007
  August 17, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Sam Johnson
• The Federal Government's Spending and Tax Actions in Response to the 2005 Gulf Coast Hurricanes
  August 1, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr.
• Effect of the Administration's Proposal for a Tax Deduction for Health Insurance on the Number of Uninsured Children
  July 30, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• Preliminary Budgetary Estimates of the CHAMP Act Based on the Version of the Legislation Made Public on July 24, 2007
  July 25, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Pete Stark
• Estimates of the Number of Uninsured Children Who Are Eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP
  July 24, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• The Budgetary Costs of EGTRRA and JGTRRA Compared with Projected Deficits
  July 20, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr.
• Supplemental Information About Trade-Offs in Allocating Allowances for CO2 Emissions
  July 9, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
• Financing Projected Spending in the Long Run
  July 9, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
• Authorizing the Rural Utilities Service to Guarantee Construction Loans to Electric Cooperatives
  June 22, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable David R. Obey
• Federal Tax Revenues from 2003 to 2006
  May 18, 2007  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Preliminary Assessment of the Cost of Developing, Fielding, and Operating a Fleet of Airborne Lasers as Part of the Ballistic Missile Defense System
  May 9, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher
• How CBO Reflects Anticipated Administrative Actions in Its Baseline Projections
  May 2, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Trends in Earnings Variability Over the Past 20 Years
  April 17, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Schumer and the Honorable Jim Webb
• Medicare Advantage Statistics by State
  April 17, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
• Effects of Medicare's Drug Pricing on Other Purchasers
  April 16, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Debbie Stabenow
• Estimated Cost of the Administration's Proposal to Increase the Army's and the Marine Corps's Personnel Levels
  April 16, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Carl Levin
• Issues Regarding Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare
  April 10, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
• Cost Estimate of Draft Legislation that Would Change Medicare's Prescription Drug Program
  April 10, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• A Comparison of OMB's and CBO's Technical Assumptions Used in Estimating Defense Spending
  March 30, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi
• Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2008 Shipbuilding Plan
  March 23, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Gene Taylor
• Potential Effects of Disclosing Price Rebates on the Medicare Drug Benefit
  March 12, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton and the Honorable Jim McCrery
• Long-Term Spending on Entitlement Programs
  March 8, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jeb Hensarling
• Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2008
  March 2, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd
• Estimated Funding for Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
  February 7, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Estimated Costs of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq
  February 1, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Response to a Request by Senator Grassley About the Effects of Increasing the Federal Minimum Wage Versus Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit
  January 9, 2007  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley

2006

• Potential Effects on Government Revenues and Outlays from an Increase in the Federal Minimum Wage
  December 29, 2006  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
• Paying for Iraq's Reconstruction: An Update
  December 8, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Nonprofit Hospitals and Tax Arbitrage
  December 6, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
• Alternatives for Connecting Remote Department of Defense Facilities to the Global Information Grid
  September 15, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John Warner
• Assessing the Government's Costs for Mortgage Insurance Provided by the Federal Housing Administration
  July 19, 2006  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jeb Hensarling
• Potential Growth Paths for Medical Spending by the Department of Veterans Affairs
  July 14, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Larry E. Craig
• Estimated Costs of U.S. Operations in Iraq Under Two Specified Scenarios
  July 13, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• CBO's Response to Questions About the National Flood Insurance Program
  May 31, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
• Response to Questions About CBO's Cost Estimate for the Conference Agreement on H.R. 4297, the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005
  May 25, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• Additional Detail on Some of the Components of the Cost Estimate for S. 2611, as Introduced on April 7, 2006
  May 24, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jeff Sessions
• A Potential Influenza Pandemic: An Update on Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
  May 22, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William H. Frist, M.D., and the Honorable Judd Gregg
• Response to Questions Regarding the Analysis Underlying CBO's Cost Estimate for S. 1955, the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act
  May 9, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy
• Estimate of the Budgetary Impact of Extending the Initial Enrollment Period for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D of Medicare)
  May 1, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Fortney Pete Stark
• Review of Proposed Congressional Budget Exhibits for the Navy's Mission-Funded Shipyards
  April 14, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Duncan Hunter
• A Comparison of OMB's and CBO's Technical Assumptions Used in Estimating Defense Spending
  April 11, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
• Long-Term Analysis of S. 2427, the Sustainable Solvency First for Social Security Act of 2006
  April 5, 2006  pdf  data  
  Letter to the Honorable Robert F. Bennett
• The Economic Costs of Disruptions in Container Shipments
  March 29, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Norm Coleman
• Information on How CBO Estimates the Cost of Legislative Proposals Involving Oil and Gas Leases on Federal Land
  March 15, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
• CBO's Comments on the White Paper "Design Elements of a Mandatory Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Regulatory System"
  March 13, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jeff Bingaman
• Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2007
  March 3, 2006  pdf  data  
  Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran
• CBO's Methods for Projecting Capital Gains Realizations
  February 23, 2006  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley
• Long-Term Analysis of the Liebman-MacGuineas-Samwick Social Security Proposal
  February 8, 2006  pdf  data  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim Kolbe

2005

• Effect of H.R. 2830 on the Net Economic Costs of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
  December 29, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Carolyn McCarthy
• Analysis of Potential Claims Under S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005
  December 19, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Arlen Specter
• Resource Implications of the Navy's 313-Ship Plan
  December 16, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Roscoe Bartlett
• A Potential Influenza Pandemic: Possible Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Issues
  December 8, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William H. Frist, M.D.
• Comparing Working-Capital Funding and Mission Funding for Naval Shipyards: An Interim Report
  December 1, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Joel Hefley
• The Impact of Recruiting and Retention on Future Army End Strength: An Interim Report
  November 30, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ike Skelton
• Letter to the Honorable Arlen Specter and the Honorable Patrick J. Leahy regarding S. 852, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Act of 2005
  November 16, 2005  pdf  
• The Administration's pension reform proposal and H.R. 2830, the Pension Protection Act of 2005
  October 17, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Michael B. Enzi
• Draft legislation for the SBIC Program Restructuring Act of 2005
  October 17, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
• The effect on the 10-year net costs to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) of enacting S. 1783, the Pension Security and Transparency Act of 2005
  October 11, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
• An Analysis of the U.S. Military's Ability to Sustain an Occupation in Iraq: An Update
  October 5, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• The Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: An Update
  September 29, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle and the Honorable Judd Gregg
• Analysis of H.R. 3304, Growing Real Ownership for Workers Act of 2005
  September 13, 2005  pdf  data  
  Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
• The Long-Term Implications of Current Plans for Investment in Major Unclassified Military Space Programs
  September 12, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable C.W. Bill Young
• Budgetary Projections Incorporating Assumptions Specified by Ranking Member Spratt
  September 8, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricane Katrina
  September 6, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William H. Frist, M.D.
• The Effects of S. 662 on the Long-Term Financial Outlook of the U.S. Postal Service
  September 1, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
• Response to Questions About CBO's Estimates of Revenues and Spending Under the Asbestos Trust Fund (S. 852)
  September 1, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• Review of section 326 of H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2005, dealing with inventory and analysis of the oil and natural gas resources in the Outer Continental Shelf
  July 26, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Elizabeth Dole
• The Rebate Medicaid Receives on Brand-Name Prescription Drugs
  June 21, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Charles E. Grassley
• Comparison of OMB's and CBO's Technical Assumptions Used in Estimating Defense Spending
  May 16, 2005  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert
• Modifying Federal Deposit Insurance
  May 9, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to Honorable Richard C. Shelby
• Resource Implications of the Navy's Interim Report on Shipbuilding
  April 25, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to Honorable Roscoe G. Bartlett
• Resource Implications of the Navy's Interim Report on Shipbuilding
  April 25, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to Honorable Judd Gregg
• The Potential Costs Resulting from Increased Usage of Military Equipment in Ongoing Operations
  March 18, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ike Skelton
• Potential Revenues and Spending Under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
  March 15, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd
• Response to Questions About CBO's Estimates of Potential Revenues and Spending Under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
  March 15, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Long-Term Budget Simulations: Fiscal Impacts of Two Different Tax Policies
  March 14, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Nancy Pelosi
• Information on CBO's Estimate of Potential Bonus Bids for Leases to Develop Part of the National Arctic Wildlife Refuge
  March 14, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Russell D. Feingold
• Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2006
  March 4, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Thad Cochran
• Updated Estimates of Spending for the Medicare Prescription Drug Program
  March 4, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton
• Issues Associated with the Global Information Grid Bandwidth Expansion
  February 28, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman
• Projection of Spending for the Medicare Part D Benefit
  February 16, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Joe Barton
• Projection of Spending for the Medicare Part D Benefit
  February 9, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
• Potential Additional Costs That States Could Incur to Implement the Work Participation Requirements Specified in H.R. 240 for Those Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
  February 9, 2005  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim McDermott

2004

• Long-Term Analysis of the Diamond-Orszag Social Security Plan
  December 22, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Larry E. Craig
• An Analysis of the Literature on Disease Management Programs
  October 13, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles
• Budgetary Projections Incorporating Assumptions Specified by Ranking Member Spratt
  September 23, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Long-Term Analysis of H.R. 3821, the Bipartisan Retirement Security Act of 2004
  July 21, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim Kolbe
• Long-Term Analysis of Plan 2 of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
  July 21, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Larry E. Craig
• Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert comparing OMB's and CBO's technical assumptions used in estimating defense spending
  July 13, 2004  html  pdf  
• Estimated Costs of Continuing Operations in Iraq and Other Operations of the Global War on Terrorism
  June 25, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad
• The Potential Budgetary Impact of Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages
  June 21, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Steve Chabot
• Updated Estimates of the Subsidies to the Housing GSEs
  April 8, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Richard C. Shelby
• Regarding spending for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
  March 30, 2004  pdf  
  Letter to Honorable Wally Herger
• The Cost of Implementing the Additional Protocol to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
  March 5, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Richard G. Lugar
• The Costs of the Federal Student Loan Programs for Fiscal Year 2003
  March 4, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John A. Boehner
• Authority to Negotiate Prices for Single-Source Drugs for Medicare Beneficiaries
  March 3, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden
• Economic Analysis of The Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act of 2000
  March 2, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Bill Thomas
• Preliminary Results of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2005
  February 27, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens
• An Economic Analysis of Alternatives to Tax Reductions in S. 1637
  February 24, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles
• State Telecommunications Taxes
  February 13, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander
• Comparison of CBO and Administration Estimates of the Effect of H.R. 1 on Direct Spending
  February 2, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle
• Estimate of the Effect of Striking the "Noninterference" Provision as Added by P.L. 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
  January 23, 2004  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William H. Frist, M.D.

2003

• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles providing additional information about CBO's cost estimate for the conference agreement on H.R. 1
  November 20, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens regarding H.R. 1, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
  November 20, 2003  html  pdf  
• Budgetary Effect of Adjustments to CBO's August 2003 Baseline as Requested by the Congressional Blue Dog Coalition
  November 17, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Charles W. Stenholm
• Medicare Beneficiaries Who Receive Health Insurance Provided by Employers
  November 14, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas
• Estimated Cost of Two Alternatives to the Air Force's Proposal to Lease 100 Boeing 767 Aircraft
  November 13, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John McCain
• Budgetary Impact of Committees' Suggestions for the House Budget Committee's Print: Addressing Government Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
  November 12, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert regarding CBO's cost estimate for S. 1125, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003
  November 7, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander regarding S. 150, the Internet Nondiscrimination Act
  November 5, 2003  html  pdf  
• Estimated Costs for the Occupation of Iraq
  October 28, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.
• Letter regarding the effects of excluding Bean Stuyvesant from nonhopper dredging in U.S. markets
  October 21, 2003  html  pdf  
• Evaluation of the Department of Defense's response to Senator Warner's request for alternative strategies for acquiring 100 Boeing KC-767A tanker aircraft
  October 16, 2003  html  pdf  
• An Analysis of the U.S. Military's Ability to Sustain an Occupation in Iraq
  September 3, 2003  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Robert C. Byrd
• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles regarding veterans' health care
  August 29, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Orrin G. Hatch regarding S. 1, the Prescription Drug and Medicare Improvement Act of 2003
  August 27, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles regarding the Air Force's plan to acquire 100 Boeing tanker aircraft
  August 26, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Ted Stevens regarding NASA's space flight operations contract and other technologically complex government activities conducted by contractors
  July 29, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Richard G. Lugar regarding cost implications of implementing the March 26, 2003, NATO accession protocols
  April 28, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles and Jim Nussle regarding rates for Medicare payments to physicians
  February 11, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Young and James L. Oberstar regarding future spending on water infrastructure
  January 31, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding the proposal to reduce payments by the Postal Service to the Civil Service Retirement System
  January 27, 2003  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Paul S. Sarbanes regarding the new-business assumption in the risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  January 3, 2003  html  pdf  

2002

• Letter to the Honorable George V. Voinovich regarding five alternative budget scenarios
  December 4, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Carolyn B. Maloney regarding appropriations to assist New York City following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks
  October 29, 2002  html  pdf  
• Estimated Costs of a Potential Conflict with Iraq
  September 30, 2002  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad and John M. Spratt Jr.
• Letter to the Honorable W. J. "Billy" Tauzin regarding H.R. 4954, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
  September 24, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr., regarding estimated costs and savings from implementing the Moscow Treaty
  September 24, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr. regarding federal costs associated with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
  August 29, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable William "Bill" M. Thomas regarding CBO's cost estimate for H.R. 4954, the Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002
  July 27, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Curt Weldon regarding leasing of 737 aircraft
  July 23, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter on Future Investment in Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
  May 24, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to Senator McCain regarding costs of alternatives for modernizing the Air Force tanker fleet
  May 7, 2002  html  pdf  
• Cost of Activities Related to the Military Operations Taking Place In and Around Afghanistan
  April 10, 2002  html  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici
• Letter to the Honorable Thomas Daschle regarding potential costs of national missile defense systems
  January 31, 2002  html  pdf  
• Letter to Honorable Tom Daschle regarding CBO's "low-growth" report
  January 30, 2002  html  pdf  

2001

• Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding CBO's "low-growth" report
  October 31, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Michael Bilirakis regarding CBO's estimate of the costs of a prescription drug benefit in Medicare
  August 10, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2002 budget
  July 12, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Richard H. Baker regarding CBO's May 2001 report on the housing GSEs
  July 11, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding potential topics for a new budget concepts commission
  July 5, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable James P. Moran regarding an amendment to H.R. 2299, the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002
  June 25, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to Franklin D. Raines, Chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae, regarding CBO's draft study on the housing GSEs
  June 21, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding concurrent payment of military retirement annuities and disability compensation
  June 20, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus regarding updated estimates of the direct spending effects of four proposals from the 106th Congress for a prescription drug benefit in Medicare (Tables 1 and 5 corrected 08/10/2001)
  June 11, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding the effect of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
  June 6, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles regarding the estimated ultimate effect of S. 283 on premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance
  April 23, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding assessment of the costs of U.S. military participation in smaller-scale contingencies
  April 16, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Frank R. Wolf regarding CBO's review of an Ernst & Young study of judicial space and facilities
  February 1, 2001  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John W. Warner regarding estimating assumptions for the defense budget
  January 22, 2001  html  pdf  

2000

• Letter to the Honorable Wayne Allard regarding the 1999 actuarial review of the Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund
  October 23, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Tom Bliley regarding H.R. 5291, the Beneficiary Health Improvement Act
  October 2, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Rick A. Lazio regarding CBO's review of a study of the economic effects of charging actuarially based premium rates for federal flood insurance
  September 22, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Frank R. Lautenberg regarding the assumptions underlying CBO's estimates of proposals for a Medicare prescription drug benefit
  September 1, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Phil Gramm regarding how the President's Social Security proposal would affect the outlook for the federal budget beyond the 10-year horizon CBO usually uses for its projections
  May 11, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John R. Kasich regarding CBO's analysis of the President's budget for fiscal year 2001
  March 24, 2000  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Nickles regarding the long-run effects of S. 1344 and H.R. 2990 on the premiums for employer-sponsored health plans
  February 10, 2000  html  pdf  

1999

• Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. regarding CBO's updated estimates of the budgetary outlook for fiscal year 2000
  December 2, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert regarding an estimate of the on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2000
  October 28, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. regarding an estimate of the on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2000
  October 28, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Don Young regarding the potential effect of H.R. 701 on the annual appropriation process and budgetary caps
  October 14, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John R. Kasich regarding the level of current tax collections and how it compares with collections in previous years
  October 12, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert regarding the impact on the fiscal year 2000 Social Security surplus using CBO's economic and technical assumptions based on a plan whereby net discretionary outlays for fiscal year 2000 will equal $592.1 billion
  September 30, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. regarding the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education appropriation bill and the current status of appropriation action for fiscal year 2000
  September 29, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding the analysis of additional options that would improve Russia's access to early-warning information
  August 24, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John R. Kasich regarding the impact of certain tax cuts on April's Congressional Budget Resolution
  July 21, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding S.6, the Patients' Bill of Rights
  April 23, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding the costs to the U.S. of current and potential participation in NATO's operations in Yugoslavia
  April 15, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John W. Warner regarding the effects of the 1986 Military Retirement Reform Act (known as REDUX) on the retention of military personnel
  March 2, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Charles Rangel regarding information about the economic effects of policies that would exhaust the surpluses in the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO's) baseline projections
  February 22, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Frank Lautenberg and the Honorable John Spratt regarding possible transfers from the general fund to the Social Security trust funds
  February 19, 1999  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John Breaux regarding a preliminary review of the premium support model as a foundation for Medicare reform
  February 18, 1999  html  pdf  

1998

• Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding improving Russia's access to early-warning information
  September 3, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Bill Archer regarding Professor Martin Feldstein's proposal to set up personal retirement accounts financed by tax credits
  August 4, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Curt Weldon regarding the estimated cost of three tactical aircraft programs to reflect changes resulting from the 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review
  July 23, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Edward M. Kennedy regarding the use of auctions to reduce the cost of the Federal Family Education Loan Program
  July 7, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable John R. Kasich accompanying the Monthly Budget Review dated May 6, 1998
  May 5, 1998  html  pdf  
• Highway Trust Fund and the Pending Reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
  April 28, 1998  pdf  
  Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici
• Addendum to "The Profitability of Federally Guaranteed Student Loans"
  April 2, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding the profitability of federally guaranteed student loans
  March 30, 1998  html  pdf  
• Letter to the Honorable Thomas A. Daschle regarding the estimated budgetary impacts of alternative levels of strategic forces
  March 18, 1998  html  pdf  

1997

• Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding pay-as-you-go procedures in a year for which OMB projects a budget surplus
  October 29, 1997  html  pdf  

1991

• Impact of Legislation (1981-1990) on Federal Spending for Medicare
  April 1, 1991  pdf  
  Staff Memorandum
• Medicare and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Impact on Enrollees, Hospitals, and Physicians
  February 1, 1991  pdf  
  Staff Memorandum
• Costs of Operation Desert Shield
  January 1, 1991  pdf  
  Staff Memorandum
• Understanding the Volatility of Oil Prices during the Iraq-Kuwait Crisis
  January 1, 1991  pdf  
  Staff Memorandum

1990

• Should the Budget Resolution be a Law?
  May 1, 1990  pdf  
  CBO Staff Memorandum
• Selected Weapons Costs from the President's 1991 Program
  May 1, 1990  pdf  
  Memorandum for the Record

1987

• Letter to the Honorable James C. Miller III regarding revisions to the Initial Sequestration Report for Fiscal Year 1988
  November 16, 1987  html  pdf