Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget

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Jun 3, 2020 | Other Spending

Committee President Maya MacGuineas Testifies on Need for Improved Oversight, Accountability of COVID-19 Relief Funds

For Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify today, June 3, before a newly established...
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Jun 1, 2020 | Budget Process

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Hails Responsible Economic Leadership

For Immediate Release A bipartisan group of 60 members of Congress – led by Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX) – issued a...
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May 5, 2020 | Budgets & Projections

Treasury Will Borrow $3 Trillion in Just Three Months

For Immediate Release The Department of the Treasury yesterday estimated that the second quarter of 2020 will see a record-breaking $3 trillion in...
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Apr 22, 2020 | Social Security

Trustees Detail Pre-COVID-19 Medicare, Social Security Insolvency Timeline

For 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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Apr 21, 2020 | Budgets & Projections

Debt Rises $1 Trillion Over One Month

For 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...
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Apr 20, 2020 | Other Spending

COVID Money Tracker Launches to Enhance Transparency

For Immediate Release Congress has already approved more than $2 trillion in fiscal measures to deal with the unprecedented economic and public...
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Apr 18, 2020

Statement on the Passing of Paul O'Neill

For Immediate Release Former Treasury Secretary and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget board member Paul O’Neill died Saturday at the age of...
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Apr 15, 2020

Fiscal Fallout Contest Winners Announced

For Immediate Release The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget today confirmed the winners for its first ever Fiscal Fallout Contest. The...
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Apr 10, 2020 | Taxes

Phase IV COVID Relief Shouldn’t Be Tax Cuts 2.0

For Immediate Release In response to the unprecedented economic crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, lawmakers have enacted three...
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Apr 1, 2020 | Other Spending| Economics

Don’t use COVID-19 to Excuse $2 trillion of Debt-Financed Infrastructure

For Immediate Release Yesterday, President Trump suggested that the next phase of economic relief to offset the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19...
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