Maya MacGuineas's Testimony on Pandemic Response Oversight
On June 3, 2020, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee...
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An Update on the Paycheck Protection Program
The Paycheck Protection Program is one of the larger and most well-known initiatives that has been created to support small businesses during the...
Charlie Stenholm: We will have to face rising national debt
Charlie Stenholm is a senior policy advisor at Olsson Frank Weeda, P.C., and a member of the Committee for a Resonsible Federal Budget.
Eugene Steuerle: This is not your grandfather's debt problem
Now that the covid-19 crisis has produced predictions that we soon will reach a debt-to-GDP ratio previously seen only once before — during...
What's in the $3 Trillion HEROES Act?
Updated on 6/3/2020 to reflect CBO's estimate of the HEROES Act.
Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Discuss Federal Debt Projections
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business.
Chartbook: The COVID-19 Crisis and Federal Response
The economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic has been sharper and more dramatic than any we have experienced in our nation’s history.
Tim Penny: Pandemic-related federal aid: Make it fast, but also make it prudent
The reason to maintain fiscal order during a strong economy is to make room for a robust fiscal response during times of crisis.
Looking back, it’s...
CBO Releases Interim Economic Projections
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released a new set of economic projections for 2020 and 2021 showing a sharp economic contraction during...
75% of Economic Impact Payments Have Been Paid So Far
The $1.7 trillion CARES Act included an estimated $293 billion for direct payments to individuals, officially deemed “Economic Impact Payments...