Feb 1, 2021 | Other Spending
New CBO Data Makes Case for More Targeted COVID Relief Plan
For Immediate Release
As policymakers debate a new round of COVID relief, new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) data suggests a modest fiscal...
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Jan 25, 2021 | Other Spending
Statement on the Confirmation of Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary
For Immediate Release
Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen, who had been serving on the board of the Committee for a Responsible Federal...
Jan 21, 2021 | Other Spending
Near- and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges for the Biden Administration
For Immediate Release
President Joe Biden takes office in the face of numerous economic and fiscal challenges. Although COVID-19 vaccine...
Dec 21, 2020 | Other Spending
Lawmakers Should Enact Long-Delayed COVID Relief and Government Funding Deal
For Immediate Release
Congressional leaders over the weekend reached a bipartisan agreement on legislation to fund the government through the rest...
Dec 17, 2020 | Other Spending
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Applauds Congressional Resolution Calling for Post-COVID Debt Plan
For Immediate Release
A bipartisan group of House members – led by Reps. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and. Scott Peters (D-CA) –have introduced a...
Dec 11, 2020 | Other Spending
Keep Waste Out of Year-End Spending Deal
For Immediate Release
The House has passed and the Senate is set to vote on a one-week continuing resolution to extend government funding through...
Dec 2, 2020 | Taxes
COVID Relief Should Not Include Tax Giveaways
For Immediate Release
The Senate Majority Leader released a revised $550 billion COVID relief proposal yesterday afternoon. Like the Heroes Act...
Dec 1, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Policymakers Must Not Ignore the Long-Term Debt Outlook
For Immediate Release
Today, Larry Summers and Jason Furman released a new working paper, A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low...
Nov 9, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Confirms Debt Exceeded 100% of GDP for FY 2020
For Immediate Release
The Congressional Budget Office today released an end-of-year summary report for fiscal year 2020, which confirms that...
Oct 21, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Commends Problem Solvers Caucus Budget Principles
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus has approved a set of principles for addressing the national debt once we have moved past the immediate health...