In a city riddled with dysfunctional institutions, the CBO has become one of the few organs of Congress that actually work. It is the arbiter of facts, a call-it-as-we-see-it outfit that is viewed as largely immune to political pressure.

— David Wessel Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of the Federal Budget (2012)

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