Director, Congressional Budget Office
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Oversees the agency that produced the FY 2026 deficit estimate
The federal government ran a $1.993 trillion budget deficit in fiscal year 2026, which ended September 30. It is the third-largest deficit in American history, behind only the two COVID-19 pandemic years, and the largest ever recorded outside a war or recession.
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