Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, at a House Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. in February. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, at a House Budget Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. in February. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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