The Congressional Budget Office has a long history of disputes with the White House, including the current administration. It has withstood them all.
On this episode of The Indicator, we speak with Alice Rivlin, the first-ever director of the CBO. She explains the origins of the CBO, why it matters, and why the complaints about it from the Trump administration are different from those of the past.
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