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CBO Updates Budget Projections Before Coronavirus Impact
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget projections, showing the national debt is on an unsustainable path. Under CBO... -
How Much Would Sending People Checks Cost?
Read moreExperts and lawmakers are considering numerous options to help support the economy during the COVID-19 crisis. Last week, we estimated that fiscal... -
New CBO Baseline Reaffirms Challenge of Coronavirus Response
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released its updated budget projections. Although the new baseline doesn’t... -
Choices for Financing Medicare for All
Read moreProposals to adopt a single-payer health care system – commonly called Medicare for All – have become increasingly popular. Such proposals, which... -
How Much Would Suspending the Payroll Tax Cost?
Read morePolicymakers are discussing several economic stimulus ideas in response to the coronavirus outbreak, including reports that yesterday President Trump... -
Monthly Deficit Hits New Record
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States ran a record-high budget deficit in February 2020. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement released today... -
Policymakers Should Act Quickly and Responsibly to Boost the Economy
Read moreFor Immediate Release The threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has spooked markets and appears likely to significantly weaken the economy on... -
ARCHIVE: Budget Offsets Bank
Read moreNote (7/14/2022): This analysis is now out of date. We released an updated version of this analysis, available here, which includes updated options... -
Blue Dogs to House Budget Committee: Produce a Budget
Read moreSeveral members of the House Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) last week calling for the... -
Budget Resolution Principles for Fiscal Year 2021
Read moreThe Congressional budget resolution should establish national priorities in a responsible manner. Congress should follow these principles to craft a... -
Lawmakers Release Emergency Funding Request on Coronavirus
Read moreAppropriators released today their $8.3 billion emergency funding bill to deal with the Coronavirus outbreak, $5.8 billion more than the $2.5 billion... -
Thoughtful Deficit Reduction in the President’s Budget
Read moreWhile much of the decline in debt as a share of GDP in the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget comes from rosy economic growth assumptions and...