Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
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...
Would Joe Biden Significantly Raise Taxes on Middle Class Americans?
During the 2020 Republican National Convention, several speakers claimed that Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden would...
Pairing Debt Limit Reform with Budget Goals
A recent bipartisan House letter from 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans requests budget reforms in forthcoming legislation, such as combining debt limit...
$412 Billion in COVID Funds Are Earmarked for the Health Industry
Our brand new, state-of-the-art interactive COVID Money Tracker tool follows every dollar authorized and spent by Congress, the Federal Reserve, and...
Janet Yellen and Jared Bernstein: The Senate Is on Vacation While Americans Starve
Janet Yellen is a Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, a former Chair of the Federal...
Welcome to the New COVID Money Tracker
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is excited to announce the launch of our interactive COVID Money Tracker tool. The COVID Money Tracker...
How Much COVID Relief Has Been Spent So Far?
Our brand new, state-of-the-art interactive COVID Money Tracker tool follows every dollar authorized and spent by Congress, the Federal Reserve, and...
How Much Would President Trump's Executive Orders Cost?
Update 8/10/20: We have revised our estimates downward to reflect our understanding from the final text of the memorandum that the payroll tax...
Comparing the Heroes and HEALS Acts
As lawmakers formulate the next round of fiscal relief to fight the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, two pieces of legislation have emerged...
How Much Have States Spent from the Coronavirus Relief Fund?
The Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide direct payments to states...
Did GDP Fall by One-Third?
In their reporting on the Bureau of Economic Analysis's (BEA) second quarter Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report, several news outlets have used the...
Dave McCurdy: Horn leading the way on fixing nation's budget
Dave McCurdy is a former Democratic member of Congress representing Oklahoma’s 4th District and member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...