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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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A Visualization of the CARES Act
Read moreThe President yesterday signed into law the CARES Act, a $2.3 trillion relief package aimed at ameliorating some of the effects of the economic...
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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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These Provisions Have No Place in an Emergency Bill
Read moreNegotiators continue to work on a third response bill to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with legislation proposed today by House Democrats and...
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Don’t Play Politics with the Coronavirus Response
Read moreFor Immediate Release Policymakers are currently drafting legislation to mitigate the economic damage caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...
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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...
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Policymakers Should Act Quickly and Responsibly to Boost the Economy
Read moreFor Immediate Release The threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has spooked markets and appears likely to significantly weaken the economy on...
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How Much Does a Payroll Tax Holiday Cost?
Read morePresident Trump tweeted support for a one-year payroll tax cut Monday evening, saying: The Democrats in the House should propose a very simple one...
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Erskine Bowles and Henry Paulson: How to Get Americans to Love Capitalism Again
Read moreErskine Bowles served as chief of staff to President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 1998 and is a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget...