Budget Projections: Debt Will Exceed the Size of the Economy This Year
The United States entered the current public health and economic crisis facing high levels of debt and trillion-dollar deficits.
COVID Pandemic
Phase IV COVID Relief Shouldn’t Be Tax Cuts 2.0
In response to the unprecedented economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, lawmakers have enacted three pieces of legislation...
Apr 9, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources Page
Information about the Coronavirus, the subsequent economic crisis, and response legislation is available from many different sites.
Bernie Sanders's Coronavirus Relief Package
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package, a plan to build on...
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Coronavirus Relief Package (But Were Too Afraid to Ask)
On April 6, 2020, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget answered questions about the recent federal response to COVID-19, including the Co
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Cost $192 Billion
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the second of three packages...
CBO Updates Economic Baseline in Wake of COVID-19
In anticipation of a score of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the second coronavirus response bill), the Congressional Budget Office (...
Don’t use COVID-19 to Excuse $2 trillion of Debt-Financed Infrastructure
For Immediate Release
Weakening the SALT Cap Would Be a Wasteful Giveaway During a Crisis
With the economy reeling due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some Members of Congress are reportedly considering retroactively raising the $...
Loosening the SALT Cap is Poorly Targeted
The third COVID-19 relief bill was signed on Friday, and lawmakers are now starting to propose ideas for the next round of stimulus....