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CBO Updates Budget Projections In Wake of COVID-19
Read moreToday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a blog post outlining its latest projections of near-term federal debt and deficits in the wake...
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Webinar & Chartbook: Unpacking the Next Phase of COVID-19 Relief
Read moreThe Senate earlier this week passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – the fourth piece of legislation aimed at...
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Analysis of the 2020 Social Security Trustees' Report
Read moreToday, the Social Security Trustees released their annual report, showing that Social Security faces a precarious and worsening financial situation –...
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Pre-COVID, Social Security and Medicare Faced Insolvency
Read moreThe Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of their programs. Even though the Trustees do not...
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Trustees Detail Pre-COVID-19 Medicare, Social Security Insolvency Timeline
Read moreFor Immediate Release The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today showing that, before accounting for the COVID-19...
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What's in the Fourth Coronavirus Package?
Read moreThe Senate yesterday passed the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act by unanimous consent. The bill is the fourth piece of...
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Debt Rises $1 Trillion Over One Month
Read moreFor Immediate Release The national debt has grown by more than $1 trillion over the past month, from $17.5 trillion on March 17th to $18.5 trillion on...
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The COVID-19 Recession Is Unfolding Faster than the Great Recession – and So Is the Response
Read moreWe have published an abbreviated update of this analysis, incorporating additional legislation, updated cost estimates, and new economic projections...
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COVID Money Tracker Launches to Enhance Transparency
Read moreFor Immediate Release Congress has already approved more than $2 trillion in fiscal measures to deal with the unprecedented economic and public health...
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COVID Money Tracker: Policies Enacted Through August 14
Read moreThis 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...
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Eugene Steuerle: Who Should Pay For The Economic Relief From The COVID-19 Crisis?
Read moreAs Republicans and Democrats joined hands to provide the most recent of what might be several stages of relief from our national pandemic crisis...
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Budget Projections: Debt Will Exceed the Size of the Economy This Year
Read moreThe United States entered the current public health and economic crisis facing high levels of debt and trillion-dollar deficits. Due to the effects of...