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COVID-19 Relief Should Target Economic and Public Health Needs
Read moreFor Immediate Release With the Senate unveiling plans for a new COVID-19 relief bill, lawmakers in the coming days and weeks will negotiate a new...
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Correcting the Record on the TRUST Act
Read moreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) yesterday confirmed prior press reports that the Senate majority pandemic response would include the...
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Marjorie Margolies: Treat pandemic but don’t forget debt
Read moreMarjorie Margolies is president of Women’s Campaign International and a member of the board of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She...
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Senate Proposal Would Address Trust Fund Insolvency Accelerated by COVID Recession
Read moreFor Immediate Release The next COVID relief bill could incorporate the bipartisan TRUST Act, a bill which would establish bipartisan bicameral...
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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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Income Has Risen Through the COVID Recession But That May Soon Change
Read moreDespite the sharpest economic contraction is modern history, personal income has actually grown since the COVID-19 crisis started through May. While...
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Citizens Against Government Waste’s 2020 Pig Book Highlights Appropriations Abuses
Read moreLast week, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released their 2020 Congressional Pig Book to highlight the irresponsible spending that continues...
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Payroll Tax Holiday Shouldn't Hold Up COVID-19 Relief Discussions
Read moreFor Immediate Release With the next phase of COVID-19 fiscal relief talks set to begin the week of June 20th, the Trump administration is signaling it...
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How Big Should the Next COVID Package Be?
Read moreWith over $2 trillion of fiscal support now out the door, Congress is considering additional legislation to help stabilize the economy, support the...
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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...
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Maya MacGuineas Joins C-SPAN to Discuss Tax Policy and Coronavirus Relief
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. She discussed the latest policy...
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A July Update on the Paycheck Protection Program
Read moreThe Treasury Department and Small Business Administration (SBA) this week released the names of over 650,000 businesses who received forgivable...