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Treasury Reports $399 Billion Deficit in May as COVID-19 Relief Continues
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States budget deficit for the month of May totaled $399 billion, bringing the deficit thus far for fiscal year 2020...
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Debunking Debt Myths in the COVID Economy
Read moreFederal debt held by the public is slated to grow by roughly $4 trillion in fiscal year 2020 and exceed the size of the economy by year’s end. Much of...
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Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act Signed Into Law
Read moreLast week, the President signed into law H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which the House and Senate passed on May 28 and...
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House Members Promote a Bipartisan Framework for Budget Reforms
Read moreA bipartisan group of 60 lawmakers, led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX), released a letter to House leadership this...
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Committee President Maya MacGuineas Testifies on Need for Improved Oversight, Accountability of COVID-19 Relief Funds
Read moreFor Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify today, June 3, before a newly established...
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Maya MacGuineas Testifies at COVID-19 Fiscal Oversight Hearing
Read moreTo ensure oversight of the trillions of dollars in economic relief authorized to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic downturn, the...
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Webinar & Chartbook: What's the Status of COVID Relief Money?
Read moreOn March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law, the most sweeping economic recovery...
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Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Pandemic Response Oversight
Read moreOn June 3, 2020, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee...
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The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Hails Responsible Economic Leadership
Read moreFor Immediate Release A bipartisan group of 60 members of Congress – led by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) – issued a letter...
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An Update on the Paycheck Protection Program
Read moreThe Paycheck Protection Program is one of the larger and most well-known initiatives that has been created to support small businesses during the...
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CBO Releases Options to Shore Up Highway Trust Fund
Read moreSeveral of the country’s most important trust funds are rapidly headed toward insolvency and will run out of reserves sooner than projected due to the...
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Charlie Stenholm: We will have to face rising national debt
Read moreCharlie Stenholm is a senior policy advisor at Olsson Frank Weeda, P.C., and a member of the Committee for a Resonsible Federal Budget. He recently...