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House Budget Committee presses CBO for independent audit, greater transparency
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Committee chair Jody Arrington and members from both parties pressed Congressional Budget Office Director Phil Swagel to accept an independent operational audit and publish more models and code; Swagel expressed support for scrutiny and said CBO will expand model publication where legally possible.
Chairman Jody Arrington urged an independent, holistic audit of the Congressional Budget Office on the grounds that external review would strengthen accountability and public confidence. "The price of greatness is accountability," Arrington said during opening remarks, pressing CBO to embrace outside evaluation of its methods and operations.
The request drew bipartisan backing during a lengthy oversight hearing in which members repeatedly cited recent high‑profile misses and asked CBO to make more of its models and code available. Arrington said an outside audit would help "cut through the politics" and give members greater confidence in CBO…
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