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Maya MacGuineas: After the pandemic recovery, we must tackle the national debt
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
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What's in the $908 Billion Bipartisan Stimulus Proposal?
Read moreA bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers yesterday unveiled a $908 billion COVID relief package. The proposal is the latest salvo in stimulus...
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Policymakers Must Not Ignore the Long-Term Debt Outlook
Read moreFor Immediate Release Today, Larry Summers and Jason Furman released a new working paper, A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low...
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End-of-Year Deadlines For Congress
Read moreMany economic relief provisions from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and other COVID-related bills expire at the end of...
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Policymakers Should Avoid Austerity in Addressing the Debt
Read moreThe economy remains weak and may be headed for a double-dip recession this winter. Though COVID relief enacted to date has been largely successful in...
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COVID Money Tracker Insights
Read moreEach week, we update our COVID Money Tracker tool with the latest commitments and disbursals from the federal response to the novel coronavirus...
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Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Poor Economic Stimulus
Read moreNote: We published a follow-up piece on June 3, 2021 estimating the fiscal multipliers for cancelling $10,000 and $50,000 in federal student loan debt...
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Opportunities for Bipartisanship in a Divided Government
Read moreIn 2021, the United States is likely to operate with divided or near-divided government. Democrats are slated to control the White House and the House...
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CBO Confirms Debt Exceeded 100% of GDP for FY 2020
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office today released an end-of-year summary report for fiscal year 2020, which confirms that the...
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Maya MacGuineas and Mike Murphy: Polarization has put America's democracy in peril. But on this Election Day, there are reasons to be hopeful that the US can heal.
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and Mike Murphy is director of the Committee's FixUS initiative. They...
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GAO: Fiscal Targets Can Assist Deficit Reduction
Read moreThe Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report, The Nation’s Fiscal Health: Effective Use of Fiscal Rules and Targets. These...
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Maya MacGuineas: The national debt still matters, despite low interest rates
Read moreMaya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...