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Jul 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

A July Update on the Paycheck Protection Program

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Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Over Half the COVID Fiscal Support is Now Out the Door

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Jul 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Appropriations Watch: FY 2021

Congress began preliminary appropriations work for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 in March and started marking up individual appropriations bills in July...
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Jul 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

A July Update on the Paycheck Protection Program

The Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) this week released the names of over 650,000 businesses who received forgivable...
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Jul 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Options for a Responsible Defense Budget

Congress is considering the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) this month. The Senate Armed Services Committee approved a bill...
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Jun 23, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

COVID-19 Doesn’t Justify Massive, Debt-Financed Infrastructure Spending

House Democrats yesterday released a sizeable highway and infrastructure bill , just as President Trump is also reportedly considering his own...
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Jun 18, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

James Jones: Pandemic Isn't an Excuse for Reckless Spending

The signature accomplishment of the Trump administration, the 2017 tax cuts, greatly reduced federal revenue. Lawmakers simultaneously increased...
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Jun 15, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox News to Discuss COVID-19 Fiscal Relief

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier . She discussed...
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Jun 11, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Over Half the COVID Fiscal Support is Now Out the Door

In response to the current pandemic and economic crisis, Congress and the President have enacted $4 trillion in spending, benefit payments, grants,...
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Jun 10, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Treasury Reports $399 Billion Deficit in May as COVID-19 Relief Continues

The United States budget deficit for the month of May totaled $399 billion, bringing the deficit thus far for fiscal year 2020 to $1.88 trillion,...
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Jun 8, 2020 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Signed Into Law

Last week, the President signed into law H.R. 7010 , the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act , which the House and Senate passed on May 28...
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