Economic Recovery Measures

In light of the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, there has been strong interest in pursuing further spending to expand vaccinations, contain the...

Recently, we put forward our principles for responsible COVID relief. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan currently under consideration in the...

The House of Representatives is currently in the process of considering the next COVID relief bill. Nine of the 12 House committees have approved...

The American Rescue Plan currently making its way through Congress contains over $500 billion of aid to state and local governments. A number of...

Congress is currently marking up a $1.9 trillion COVID relief package using budget reconciliation. While it's important to spend what is necessary to...

President Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” for Congress to enact this spring as a COVID relief package. Last Monday, 10...

Today's economic projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show the economy is likely to experience a strong economic recovery, but...

Note: Data updates on February 3, 2021 reduce the difference between legislative amount allowed and committed/disbursed from $1.3 trillion to $1.1...

In her recent Washington Post column, Catherine Rampell argues progressives should “be more progressive in an old-fashioned sense: by helping the poor...

In the first three days of distributing the second round of stimulus checks approved by Congress in the Response and Relief Act, the Treasury...

With the passage of the Response & Relief Act, Congress has now allocated around $4 trillion of COVID relief at a net cost of over $3.4 trillion...

The House approved the CASH Act Monday to increase recently enacted stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 per person. Some of those hesitant about the...