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ARCHIVE: Ten Options to Secure the Highway Trust Fund
Read moreNote: (2/4/2022): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis, available here, which includes new projections of...
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Washington Must Kick Its Addiction to Debt
Read moreThe Committee for a Responsible Federal projects that with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the national debt will reach a new record this...
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How High Are Federal Interest Payments?
Read moreThis year, the federal government will spend $300 billion on interest payments on the national debt. This is the equivalent of nearly 9 percent of all...
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Marc Goldwein: The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently appeared on The...
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Understanding the $1 Trillion in Unspent COVID Relief Funding
Read moreThe Senate-passed American Rescue Plan will deliver nearly $2 trillion of additional COVID relief on top of the $4 trillion already authorized. Yet...
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Committee Reacts to House Passage of American Rescue Plan
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House today approved a COVID relief bill to continue combating the pandemic and supporting the economic recovery, which will...
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FY 2021 Deficit Already Passed $1 Trillion Threshold
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States’ budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal year 2021 has eclipsed $1 trillion, according to the...
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Committee Response to Senate-Passed American Rescue Plan
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Senate today approved a COVID relief bill to continue combating the pandemic and supporting the economic recovery. The...
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CBO Outlook Highlights Massive Debt Challenges
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a full report on its Long-Term Budget Outlook today, which shows an unsustainable...
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New Report Shows Troubling Outcomes for Short-Term-Education Programs
Read moreYesterday, New America published a new report by Monique O. Ositelu measuring employment outcomes of students who obtained short-term-education...
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House-Approved COVID Relief Bill Could Use Improvements in Senate
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House today approved a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill to continue combating the pandemic and supporting the economic...
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Four Key Elements of the American Rescue Plan
Read moreIn light of the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, there has been strong interest in pursuing further spending to expand vaccinations, contain the...