Statement by White House on CBO Report Indicating Fastest Sustained Deficit Reduction Since WWII

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 27, 2015. The estimates released today by CBO once again confirm the progress we’ve made in bringing down deficits and expanding access to healthcare under the Affordable Care Act. Under the President’s leadership, the deficit has already been cut by about two-thirds as a share of the economy, the fastest sustained deficit reduction since World War II.

CBO’s longer-term budget and economic projections confirm the need for Congress to act to strengthen our…