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Comparing Fiscal Multipliers
Read moreThe United States is currently facing one of its worst economic and public health crises as a result of COVID-19. Though substantial COVID relief has...
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Better Budget Process Initiative: Automatic CRs Can Improve the Appropriations Process
Read moreA government shutdown could occur at the end of this month. This year’s appropriations process is at a standstill, and disagreement over further...
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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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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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$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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Janet Yellen and Jared Bernstein: The Senate Is on Vacation While Americans Starve
Read moreJanet Yellen is a Distinguished Fellow in Residence with the Economic Studies Program at the Brookings Institution, a former Chair of the Federal...
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How Much COVID Relief Has Been Spent So Far?
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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How Much Would President Trump's Executive Orders Cost?
Read moreUpdate 8/10/20: We have revised our estimates downward to reflect our understanding from the final text of the memorandum that the payroll tax...
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How Much Have States Spent from the Coronavirus Relief Fund?
Read moreThe Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act created a $150 billion Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide direct payments to states...
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What's in the $1.1 Trillion HEALS Act?
Read moreThe Senate recently introduced the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools (HEALS) Act designed to further address the public...
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Major Trust Funds Headed for Insolvency Within 11 Years
Read moreA number of important federal programs, such as Social Security and Medicare, are financed through dedicated revenue sources and managed through...
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Marc Goldwein: A Way Forward on Unemployment Benefits
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...