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Lawmakers Should Enact Long-Delayed COVID Relief and Government Funding Deal
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congressional leaders over the weekend reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to fund the government through the rest of...
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What's in the Final COVID Relief Deal of 2020?
Read moreLawmakers passed a new COVID relief deal on December 21, 2020, which was subsequently signed into law by the President on December 27. The deal in...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox News to Discuss Student Debt Cancellation
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox News to discuss calls for student debt cancellation and...
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Applauds Congressional Resolution Calling for Post-COVID Debt Plan
Read moreFor Immediate Release A bipartisan group of House members – led by Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and. Scott Peters (D-CA) –have introduced a resolution...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Discuss the $900 Billion COVID Fiscal Package
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss the nearly $900 billion coronavirus...
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Tim Penny, Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner: Stop congressional disorder with regular order
Read moreTim Penny is co-chair and Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner are members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. They recently...
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What’s in the Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill?
Read moreLawmakers Monday released the full text of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus package, which was released in summary form back on December 1. The...
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Marc Goldwein: An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Canceling Student Loan Debt
Read moreMarc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently appeared on Clark...
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$100 Billion of Giveaways Could Accompany Year-End Omnibus Package
Read moreIf lawmakers pass a short-term continuing resolution as passed by the House, they will have until December 18 to fund the government and enact COVID...
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Keep Waste Out of Year-End Spending Deal
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House has passed and the Senate is set to vote on a one-week continuing resolution to extend government funding through...
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Now's Not the Time to Raid the Pell Surplus
Read moreWith 2020 college enrollment down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pell Grant program may add more to its reserves than previously estimated...
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Could a COVID Relief Deal Close the Output Gap?
Read morePolicymakers from both parties have endorsed plans to provide over $900 billion of COVID relief as part of a year-end funding deal. Democratic...