Congress Deserves Better from the CBO

J.D. Foster /

While the supposedly non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has tended toward a more partisan cast of late, in one matter at least the CBO appears to be fully non-partisan, and that is in the area of the Member kiss off. Case in point is a recent letter from CBO Director Elmendorf to Congressman Maurice D. Hinchey, a self-described progressive Democrat representing New York’s 22nd District. (more…)