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Marc Goldwein: An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Canceling Student Loan Debt
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently appeared on Clark...
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$100 Billion of Giveaways Could Accompany Year-End Omnibus Package
Read moreIf lawmakers pass a short-term continuing resolution as passed by the House, they will have until December 18 to fund the government and enact COVID...
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Keep Waste Out of Year-End Spending Deal
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House has passed and the Senate is set to vote on a one-week continuing resolution to extend government funding through...
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Now's Not the Time to Raid the Pell Surplus
Read moreWith 2020 college enrollment down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pell Grant program may add more to its reserves than previously estimated...
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Could a COVID Relief Deal Close the Output Gap?
Read morePolicymakers from both parties have endorsed plans to provide over $900 billion of COVID relief as part of a year-end funding deal. Democratic...
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William Hoagland: The Ghosts of Budgets Past, Present & Future
Read moreG. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Strengthen PAYGO with House Rules Reforms
Read moreWhen the 117 th Congress begins in January, lawmakers in the House of Representatives can advance fiscal responsibility and better budgeting practices...
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What's in the $550 Billion Senate Relief Package?
Read moreEarlier this week we detailed the contents of the $908 billion COVID relief package put forward by a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers. A...
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COVID Relief Should Not Include Tax Giveaways
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Senate Majority Leader released a revised $550 billion COVID relief proposal yesterday afternoon. Like the Heroes Act that...
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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...