Jun 9, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Debunking Debt Myths in the COVID Economy
Federal debt held by the public is slated to grow by roughly $4 trillion in fiscal year 2020 and exceed the size of the economy by year’s end. Much...
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Jun 3, 2020 | Other Spending
Webinar & Chartbook: What's the Status of COVID Relief Money?
On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law, the most sweeping economic...
Jun 2, 2020 | Other Spending
Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Pandemic Response Oversight
On June 3, 2020, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee...
May 22, 2020 | Economics
Chartbook: The COVID-19 Crisis and Federal Response
The economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic has been sharper and more dramatic than any we have experienced in our nation’s history....
Apr 23, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Webinar & Chartbook: Unpacking the Next Phase of COVID-19 Relief
The Senate earlier this week passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – the fourth piece of legislation aimed...
Apr 22, 2020 | Social Security
Analysis of the 2020 Social Security Trustees' Report
Today, the Social Security Trustees released their annual report, showing that Social Security faces a precarious and worsening financial...
Mar 30, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2021 Budget
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget using its own assumptions to...
Mar 17, 2020 | Health Care
Choices for Financing Medicare for All
Proposals to adopt a single-payer health care system – commonly called Medicare for All – have become increasingly popular. Such proposals, which...
Mar 9, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Budget Offsets Bank
The federal debt is at a post-war record high, deficits are set to exceed the trillion-dollar mark this year, and new initiatives are being proposed...
Budget Resolution Principles for Fiscal Year 2021
The Congressional budget resolution should establish national priorities in a responsible manner. Congress should follow these principles to craft a...