Boyle Statement on 2026 CBO Baseline

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following statement in response to the release of the Congressional Budget Office’s Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026–2036:

“This report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office once again makes clear that Republicans have forfeited any right to lecture anyone about deficits. CBO confirms that their so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ drives deficits and debt to levels higher than ever before.

The report also confirms that Donald Trump’s tariff taxes raise prices and inflict real damage on the economy by slowing growth, reducing investment, and weakening job creation. These tariffs operate as a national sales tax on American families, and Republicans should stop enabling this economic sabotage and start standing up for the people they represent. That responsibility is even greater given that the bill Republicans passed last summer made the largest cuts to health care and food assistance in American history to help finance massive tax breaks for billionaires.

I will continue fighting for policies that lower costs, strengthen the economy, and ensure every American has access to good-paying jobs and a fair shot at economic security.”

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