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The White House this week once again is zeroing in on climate change, a top priority for President Obama during his final 18 months in office. (Associated Press)

Obamacare foes cautioned about full repeal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Obama declared that his 5-year-old health care law is firmly established as the "reality" of health care in America, even as he awaits a Supreme Court ruling that could undermine it. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Repealing Obamacare would boost economy, but drive deficits deeper: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"Our national debt is spiraling out of control," said House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price, Georgia Republican.

Government debt threatens to send U.S. economy into death spiral, CBO warns

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama is congratulated by Franklin E. Kameny, right, after delivering brief remarks and signing a Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination during a ceremony in the White House Oval Office, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, in Washington. Applauding from left to right is Vice President Joe Biden, Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., and Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

DEBT TO SKYROCKET TO 107% OF ECONOMY BY 2040

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama's new $4 trillion budget plan is distributed by Senate Budget Committee staffer Eric Chalmers as it arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, early Monday, Feb. 02, 2015. The fiscal blueprint for the budget year that begins Oct. 1, seeks to raise taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations and use the extra income to lift the fortunes of families who have felt squeezed during tough economic times. Republicans, who now hold the power in Congress, are accusing the president of seeking to revert to tax-and-spend policies that will harm the economy while failing to do anything about soaring spending on government benefit programs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Feds set tax haul record: $472B in one month

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, pauses during a news conference on Capitol in Washington on March 19, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Medicare overhaul will cost $200B+, with $140B added to deficit: CBO

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks at the White House in Washington on March 1, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obamacare premiums to spike, but law is cheaper than expected

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, greets Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, prior to Elmendorf testifying before the committee's hearing on the CBO budget and economic outlook. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP dismisses CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf, picks Republican stalwart as chief scorekeeper

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This Nov. 11, 2014, file photo shows the U.S. Capitol Building illuminated by the setting sun on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

J.T. YOUNG: Control spending to control deficits

By J.T. Young

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Douglas Elmendorf, right, talks with House Budget Committee member Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, prior to Elmendorf testifying before the committee's hearing on the CBO budget and economic outlook. New estimates that President Barack Obama’s health care law will encourage millions of Americans to leave the workforce or reduce their work hours have touched off an I-told-you-so chorus from Republicans, who’ve claimed all along that the law will kill jobs. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congressional Budget Office feted, ‘dynamic scoring’ issue resurfaces

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Thousands of immigrants attend the Immigration Relief Education forum organized by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CHIRLA, at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event looks to educate immigrants on President Obama’s Executive Action announcement. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Obama amnesty would save feds $7.5 billion: CBO study

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the CEO Summit at theTaj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, India, Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Officials in both countries say Obama and Modi developed an easy chemistry when they first met in Washington last fall. The two leaders spent several hours together Sunday and heralded their close relationship. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Federal budget shows short-term rebound, long-term deficits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Demonstrators gathered outside the courthouse Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, to chant, read poems and share stories of their immigration struggles. Attorneys for 25 states are going before a federal judge to argue for a rollback of President Obama's expansive executive actions to spare millions of people living in the U.S. illegally from deportation. (Associated Press)

Obama amnesty to qualify 2 million illegal immigrants for tax breaks, benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People wait in line to apply for municipal identification cards on the first day they are available at the Bronx Library Center, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, in New York. The card, dubbed IDNYC, is aimed at those who don't currently have an ID. That includes the elderly, homeless and an estimated 500,000 immigrants in the city who live in the U.S. without legal documentation. The cards will be mailed to the recipients in three weeks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Obama amnesty will cover 2.25 million illegal immigrants: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 1, 2012 file photo shows Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Director Doug Elmendorf testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More people than previously estimated will reduce their hours or leave the workforce because of incentives built into President Barack Obama’s health care law, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

SALIM FURTH: Budget accuracy has a conservative bias

By Salim Furth

While more Iraq and Afghanistan vets are surviving their injuries, more are losing their limbs in attacks. (Associated Press)

More than 1,000 troops have lost limbs in Iraq, Afghanistan: report

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Medicaid SGR Caduceus Screw Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ROBERT MOFFIT AND KAVITA PATEL: Medicare reform starts with fix to doctors’ sustainable growth rate

By Robert Moffit and Kavita Patel

Illustration on the use of static vs. dynamic impact models for government taxation by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

RICHARD RAHN: Republican Congress to take on tax, spending reforms

By Richard W. Rahn

Supporters gather during a rally organized by OneAmerica as part of a National Week of Action to demand robust executive measures to stop deportations and keep families together Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in Seattle. President Barack Obama is expected to announce his plan to use executive action to partially change the nation's immigration system Thursday night. (AP Photo/seattlepi.com, Jordan Stead) **FILE**

Obama amnesty to increase illegal immigrants’ wages, pinch Americans’ paychecks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky holds a news conference on the day after the GOP gained enough seats to control the Senate in next year's Congress and make McConnell majority leader, in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

LAWRENCE J. FEDEWA: Republicans can leverage budget over Obama

By Lawrence J. Fedewa