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Dunking on the Debt
Read moreConcern about the national debt came from an unexpected corner when Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie announced that he would bring the issue to...
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CBO Releases New Economic Projections
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated economic projections, incorporating the economic damage from the COVID-19 pandemic...
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How Does COVID Relief Compare to Great Recession Stimulus?
Read moreWe have published an abbreviated update of this analysis, incorporating additional legislation. We now find the COVID-19 response to be larger than...
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House Considers ACA Expansion and Drug Pricing Bill
Read moreToday, the House will consider legislation to expand the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) and lower prescription drug prices. The Patient Protection...
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Webinar & Chartbook: Projecting COVID's Fiscal Impact
Read moreThe United States is currently experiencing one of its sharpest economic crises in modern history as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic and...
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Growing Support for Bipartisan Budget Reform
Read moreA bipartisan group of 60 legislators led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX), released a letter to House leadership in...
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Updated Budget Projections Show Fiscal Toll of COVID-19 Pandemic
Read moreWe have updated our ten-year budget projections to incorproate CBO's latest economic forecast, and now project that debt will reach 121 percent of GDP...
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COVID-19 Doesn’t Justify Massive, Debt-Financed Infrastructure Spending
Read moreFor Immediate Release House Democrats yesterday released a sizeable highway and infrastructure bill , just as President Trump is also reportedly...
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James Jones: Pandemic Isn't an Excuse for Reckless Spending
Read moreJames Jones is the chairman of Monarch Global Strategies and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote a piece for...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox News to Discuss COVID-19 Fiscal Relief
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox News' Special Report with Bret Baier. She discussed the...
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Treasury Data Shows Other Countries Not Buying Additional Debt
Read moreTotal foreign holdings of United States debt held steady during the month of April despite the massive increase in government borrowing that took...
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Representative Rouda Introduces Fiscal Responsibility & Long-Term Economic Security Act
Read moreWhile short-term borrowing and large deficits are necessary to fight the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, policymakers will need to address...