CBO Projects Record Debt
From Facing the Future by The Concord Coalition
February 25, 2026 · 45 min · Episode 413
About this episode
The episode discusses the Congressional Budget Office's latest projections on national debt and the impact of a Supreme Court decision on tariffs.
This week on Facing the Future we discussed the latest budget and economic projections from the Congressional Budget Office with the agency's director Dr. Phillip Swagel. He describes why the national debt is headed for record territory and the fiscal fallout from the Supreme Court's decision to invalidate some of the President's tariffs.
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Phillip Swagel
Topics covered
- budget
- economic projections
- national debt
- fiscal policy
Keywords
- CBO
- fiscal fallout
- Supreme Court
- tariffs
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