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While the specific line item for net interest in the federal budget totaled $970 billion for the fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) indicates actual spending for net interest payments on the public debt broke the barrier of $1 trillion for the first time in FY 2025.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
But House Republicans disapproved those line items, effectively cutting about $645 million.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Beginning with 2026, employers will have to break out qualified overtime compensation as a separate line item by law.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Other than a mortgage, kids are the biggest spending line item for parents.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
But House Republicans disapproved those line items, effectively cutting about $645 million.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Beginning with 2026, employers will have to break out qualified overtime compensation as a separate line item by law.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
Other than a mortgage, kids are the biggest spending line item for parents.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Line item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20item. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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