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...
Press Releases
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-...
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...
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...
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,...
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 ...
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 ...
Oct 16, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
Treasury Shows Record Borrowing
The Department of Treasury released its final Monthly Treasury Statement for fiscal year 2020, showing deficits totaled a record $3.1 trillion and...
Oct 8, 2020 | Budgets & Projections
The National Debt is Now Larger than the Economy
The Congressional Budget Office published its September monthly budget review today, which estimates deficits totaled a record $3.1 trillion in...
Sep 29, 2020 | Other Spending
Presidential Candidates Ought to Share Their Plans for the Debt
For Immediate Release
The first of three presidential debates will take place tonight, with much of the focus on near...