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Chartbook: The COVID-19 Crisis and Federal Response
Read moreThe economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic has been sharper and more dramatic than any we have experienced in our nation’s history. Likewise...
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CBO Releases Interim Economic Projections
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a new set of economic projections for 2020 and 2021 showing a sharp economic contraction during the...
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Is the Fed Buying Our New Debt?
Read moreSo far, the legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic has injected around $1.5 trillion of fiscal support into the economy. In combination with...
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The COVID-19 Recession Is Unfolding Faster than the Great Recession – and So Is the Response
Read moreWe have published an abbreviated update of this analysis, incorporating additional legislation, updated cost estimates, and new economic projections...
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COVID Money Tracker: Policies Enacted Through August 14
Read moreThis is an archived version of this table last updated on August 14, 2020. For the latest on COVID-related spending, head to our new interactive site...
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Eugene Steuerle: Who Should Pay For The Economic Relief From The COVID-19 Crisis?
Read moreAs Republicans and Democrats joined hands to provide the most recent of what might be several stages of relief from our national pandemic crisis...
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Bernie Sanders's Coronavirus Relief Package
Read moreDemocratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package, a plan to build on...
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Cost $192 Billion
Read moreLast week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA), the second of three packages enacted so...
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CBO Updates Economic Baseline in Wake of COVID-19
Read moreIn anticipation of a score of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the second coronavirus response bill), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO...
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Don’t use COVID-19 to Excuse $2 trillion of Debt-Financed Infrastructure
Read moreFor Immediate Release Yesterday, President Trump suggested that the next phase of economic relief to offset the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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What's in the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package?
Read moreUpdated on 4/21/2020 and 4/29/2020 to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimate and subsequent revisions. Lawmakers recently approved...
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How Much Would Sending People Checks Cost?
Read moreExperts and lawmakers are considering numerous options to help support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, we estimated that fiscal...