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Oct 15, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Update: COVID-Related State & Local Aid Will Total $280 Billion

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Sep 30, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2021

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Oct 15, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Update: COVID-Related State & Local Aid Will Total $280 Billion

Our update to COVID Money Tracker this week incorporated new Medicaid estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). These new Medicaid...
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Oct 8, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas Joins CNBC to Discuss COVID Relief and Presidential Campaign Plans

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNBC. She joined the show to discuss the negotiations over...
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Sep 30, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2021

Updated 9/30/2020: The Senate cleared a continuing resolution through Dec. 11, 2020 , on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that the House passed on Tuesday, Sept...
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Sep 29, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Presidential Candidates Ought to Share Their Plans for the Debt

For Immediate Release The first of three presidential debates will take place tonight, with much of the focus on near-term issues such as the COVID...
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Sep 17, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending| Budget Process

Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns

The new fiscal year (FY) will begin on October 1, 2020, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary...
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Sep 16, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

COVID Relief Includes $360 Billion of State and Local Aid

This analysis has been updated based on new information . As of October 15, we estimate roughly $280 billion of allowed federal aid to state and...
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Sep 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

$2.2 of $4 Trillion in Fiscal Relief is Out the Door

We update our interactive COVID Money Tracker tool every week to reflect new COVID relief spending and estimates. This week's updates are...
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Sep 1, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

How Much COVID Relief Have Public and Private Schools Received?

At least $42 billion has been committed or disbursed to the education sector from COVID relief legislation. We estimate: About 55 percent of those...
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Aug 26, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Transparency is an Essential Part of COVID Money Oversight

For Immediate Release The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a group of federal inspectors general charged with overseeing the use of COVID...
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