Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Is the Fed Buying Our New Debt?
So far, the legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic has injected around $1.5 trillion of fiscal support into the economy. In combination with...
Join Us on Giving Tuesday to Help Those in Need
As the country continues to combat COVID-19, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is coming to you with a unique request. While the scale of...
Maya MacGuineas Joins C-SPAN to Discuss Coronavirus and Federal Debt
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. She discussed fiscal measures...
COVID Money Tracker: Paycheck Protection Program
Note: See here for an update on the Paycheck Protection Program as of May 23, 2020. The Paycheck Projection Program (PPP) was established under the...
COVID Money Tracker: Airline Worker Support
Of the $2.2 trillion in fiscal support made available under the CARES Act, roughly $60 billion was allocated specifically to the airline industry and...
CBO Updates Budget Projections In Wake of COVID-19
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a blog post outlining its latest projections of near-term federal debt and deficits in the wake...
What's in the Fourth Coronavirus Package?
The Senate yesterday passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act by unanimous consent. The bill is the fourth piece of...
Pre-COVID, Social Security and Medicare Faced Insolvency
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of their programs. Even though the Trustees do not...
The COVID-19 Recession Is Unfolding Faster than the Great Recession – and So Is the Response
We have published an abbreviated update of this analysis, incorporating additional legislation, updated cost estimates, and new economic projections...
COVID Money Tracker: Policies Enacted Through August 14
This is an archived version of this table last updated on August 14, 2020. For the latest on COVID-related spending, head to our new interactive site...
Eugene Steuerle: Who Should Pay For The Economic Relief From The COVID-19 Crisis?
As Republicans and Democrats joined hands to provide the most recent of what might be several stages of relief from our national pandemic crisis...
Budget Projections: Debt Will Exceed the Size of the Economy This Year
The United States entered the current public health and economic crisis facing high levels of debt and trillion-dollar deficits. Due to the effects of...