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That amount is $242 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year.</p></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing-1"><span class="field-content"></div></span></div></li> <li><div class="publication-figure"><a href="/publication/60664"><div> <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <picture> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/2024-12/60664-home-Deficits-Debt.png 1x" media="@media screen and (min-width: 20em)" type="image/png" width="1200" height="800"/> <img loading="eager" width="1200" height="800" src="/sites/default/files/2024-12/60664-home-Deficits-Debt.png" alt="" /> </picture> </div> </div> </a></div><div class="views-field views-field-nothing"><span class="field-content"><div class="publication-body"></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><h3 class="field-content Report"><a href="/publication/60664" hreflang="en">An Evaluation of CBO’s Projections of Deficits and 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