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Phase IV COVID Relief Shouldn’t Be Tax Cuts 2.0
For Immediate Release In response to the unprecedented economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, lawmakers have enacted three...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources Page
Information about the Coronavirus, the subsequent economic crisis, and response legislation is available from many different sites. We've compiled...
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Bernie Sanders's Coronavirus Relief Package
Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released his Priorities for the Next Coronavirus Relief Package, a plan to build on...
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Cost $192 Billion
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( FFCRA), the second of three packages enacted so...
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CBO Updates Economic Baseline in Wake of COVID-19
In anticipation of a score of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the second coronavirus response bill), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO...
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Don’t use COVID-19 to Excuse $2 trillion of Debt-Financed Infrastructure
For Immediate Release Yesterday, President Trump suggested that the next phase of economic relief to offset the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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Loosening the SALT Cap is Poorly Targeted
The third COVID-19 relief bill was signed on Friday, and lawmakers are now starting to propose ideas for the next round of stimulus. House Speaker...
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Weakening the SALT Cap Would Be a Wasteful Giveaway During a Crisis
For Immediate Release With the economy reeling due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some Members of Congress are reportedly considering...
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A Visualization of the CARES Act
The President yesterday signed into law the CARES Act, a $2.3 trillion relief package aimed at ameliorating some of the effects of the economic...
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What's in the $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package?
Updated on 4/21/2020 and 4/29/2020 to reflect the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) estimate and subsequent revisions. Lawmakers recently approved...
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These Provisions Have No Place in an Emergency Bill
Negotiators continue to work on a third response bill to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with legislation proposed today by House Democrats and...
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Don’t Play Politics with the Coronavirus Response
For Immediate Release Policymakers are currently drafting legislation to mitigate the economic damage caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...