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Blog | December 2020

Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Dec 17, 2020 | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Discuss the $900 Billion COVID Fiscal Package

Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss the nearly $900 billion...
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Dec 16, 2020 | Budget Process

Tim Penny, Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner: Stop congressional disorder with regular order

Tim Penny is co-chair and Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner are members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget....
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Dec 16, 2020 | Other Spending| Economics

What’s in the Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill?

Lawmakers Monday released the full text of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus package, which was released in summary form back on December...
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Dec 15, 2020 | Other Spending

Marc Goldwein: An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Canceling Student Loan Debt

Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently...
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Dec 11, 2020 | Budgets & Projections| Other Spending

Now's Not the Time to Raid the Pell Surplus

With 2020 college enrollment down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pell Grant program may add more to its reserves than previously estimated...
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Dec 11, 2020 | Other Spending

$100 Billion of Giveaways Could Accompany Year-End Omnibus Package

If lawmakers pass a short-term continuing resolution as passed by the House, they will have until December 18 to fund the government and enact COVID...
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William Hoagland
Dec 10, 2020 | Budget Process

William Hoagland: The Ghosts of Budgets Past, Present & Future

G. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
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Dec 10, 2020 | Economics

Could a COVID Relief Deal Close the Output Gap?

Policymakers from both parties have endorsed plans to provide over $900 billion of COVID relief as part of a year-end funding deal....
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Dec 8, 2020 | Budget Process

Strengthen PAYGO with House Rules Reforms

When the 117th Congress begins in January, lawmakers in the House of Representatives can advance fiscal responsibility and better budgeting...
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Dec 4, 2020 | Other Spending

What's in the $550 Billion Senate Relief Package?

Earlier this week we detailed the contents of the $908 billion COVID relief package put forward by a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers...
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