Jul 16, 2020 | Other Spending
Payroll Tax Holiday Shouldn't Hold Up COVID-19 Relief Discussions
For 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...
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Jul 8, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Reports Record $863 Billion Deficit in June
For Immediate Release
The United States budget deficit for the month of June was a record $863 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office...
Jul 8, 2020 | Health Care
Policymakers Must Work to Reduce Drug Prices
For Immediate Release
Efforts to advance a drug pricing bill similar to one the Senate Finance Committee passed last summer by a vote of 19-9 appear...
Jun 23, 2020 | Other Spending
COVID-19 Doesn’t Justify Massive, Debt-Financed Infrastructure Spending
For Immediate Release
House Democrats yesterday released a sizeable highway and infrastructure bill, just as President Trump is also reportedly...
Jun 10, 2020 | Other Spending
Treasury Reports $399 Billion Deficit in May as COVID-19 Relief Continues
For Immediate Release
The United States budget deficit for the month of May totaled $399 billion, bringing the deficit thus far for fiscal year 2020...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...