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$2.2 of $4 Trillion in Fiscal Relief is Out the Door
Read moreWe update our interactive COVID Money Tracker tool every week to reflect new COVID relief spending and estimates. This week's updates are particularly...
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Comparing President Trump’s Record to His 2016 Agenda
Read moreDuring the 2016 campaign, US Budget Watch estimated that then-candidate Donald Trump’s proposed agenda would add $4.6 trillion to budget deficits...
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CBO Reports $198 Billion Deficit for August, Pushing FY 2020 Total to $3 Trillion
Read moreFor Immediate Release The United States' budget deficit for the month of August was $198 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The...
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Analysis of CBO’s September 2020 Budget Outlook
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated budget outlook – the first to incorporate the effects of the COVID-19 public health...
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CBO Projects Debt Will Reach New Record
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its updated Budget Outlook, showing that the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has...
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CBO’s Post-COVID Budget Baseline Reveals Magnitude of Future Fiscal Challenge
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its first post-COVID Budget and Economic Outlook for the next decade this...
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How Much COVID Relief Have Public and Private Schools Received?
Read moreAt least $42 billion has been committed or disbursed to the education sector from COVID relief legislation. We estimate: About 55 percent of those...
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Understanding Joe Biden's 2020 Health Care Plan
Read moreDemocratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden has proposed a significant agenda to address health care coverage and costs. He...
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Pairing Debt Limit Reform with Budget Goals
Read moreA recent bipartisan House letter from 30 Democrats and 30 Republicans requests budget reforms in forthcoming legislation, such as combining debt limit...
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Would Joe Biden Significantly Raise Taxes on Middle Class Americans?
Read moreDuring the 2020 Republican National Convention, several speakers claimed that Democratic nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden would...
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$412 Billion in COVID Funds Are Earmarked for the Health Industry
Read moreOur brand new, state-of-the-art interactive COVID Money Tracker tool follows every dollar authorized and spent by Congress, the Federal Reserve, and...
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Transparency is an Essential Part of COVID Money Oversight
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, a group of federal inspectors general charged with overseeing the use of COVID...