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CBO Reports $738 Billion Deficit Through First Four Months of FY 2021
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States’ budget deficit for the first four months of fiscal year 2021 was $738 billion, according to the Congressional...
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Important to Pay For Child Tax Credit Expansion
Read moreFor Immediate Release Democratic lawmakers are planning to unveil legislation to substantially boost the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 to $3,000...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins CNN to Discuss COVID Relief Negotiations
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNN's "At This Hour" to discuss the latest COVID relief...
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New CBO Data Makes Case for More Targeted COVID Relief Plan
Read moreFor Immediate Release As policymakers debate a new round of COVID relief, new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data suggests a modest fiscal package...
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Biden Campaign Plan Offers Menu of Offsets
Read moreWith Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, President Joe Biden has taken office with a real opportunity to advance new spending and tax...
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Mitch Daniels: We were right to worry about the nation’s fiscal future
Read moreMitch Daniels, co-chair of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, recently wrote an opinion piece for The Washington Post about the lack of...
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How Much COVID Relief Money Is Left?
Read moreNote: Data updates on February 3, 2021 reduce the difference between legislative amount allowed and committed/disbursed from $1.3 trillion to $1.1...
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What’s New in COVID Money Tracker?
Read moreThis week we updated COVID Money Tracker with all of the major provisions from the $915 billion 1 in COVID relief provisions in December’s...
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Statement on the Confirmation of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary
Read moreFor Immediate Release Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen, who had been serving on the board of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
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Near- and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges for the Biden Administration
Read moreFor Immediate Release President Joe Biden takes office in the face of numerous economic and fiscal challenges. Although COVID-19 vaccine distribution...
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Biden to Unveil $1.9 Trillion COVID Response Plan
Read moreNote: We have published an updated, more detailed breakdown of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID response plan, compared alongside a $618 billion...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins CNN Business to Discuss COVID Relief and Deficits
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNN business to discuss why some level of deficit spending...