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Apr 13, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Watch Live: Committee Policy Analyst Alexander Holt Testifies on Student Debt's Burden on Borrowers and the Economy

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Apr 12, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Maya MacGuineas on PBS Firing Line Discussing the National Debt

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Mar 31, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Congress Should Heed White House Call to Pay for Infrastructure

For Immediate Release Today, the White House unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure and investment “American Jobs Plan.” Below is a statement from...
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Mar 30, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Cost of Biden Infrastructure Plan Should Be Paid For

For Immediate Release Tomorrow, President Biden will give a speech outlining his plans to expand physical infrastructure. A second part of the plan...
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Mar 24, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Committee President Maya MacGuineas Testifies on Taxation of Corporations and the Wealthy

For Immediate Release Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas will testify today, March 25, before the Senate Budget...
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Mar 22, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Ten Options to Secure the Highway Trust Fund

Congress must pass a new highway bill or extend the current one by October 1 of this year, and the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) itself will likely run...
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Mar 15, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Washington Must Kick Its Addiction to Debt

The Committee for a Responsible Federal projects that with the passage of the American Rescue Plan, the national debt will reach a new record this...
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Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Understanding the $1 Trillion in Unspent COVID Relief Funding

The Senate-passed American Rescue Plan will deliver nearly $2 trillion of additional COVID relief on top of the $4 trillion already authorized. Yet...
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Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Marc Goldwein: The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy

Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently appeared on The...
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Mar 10, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

How High Are Federal Interest Payments?

This year, the federal government will spend $300 billion on interest payments on the national debt. This is the equivalent of nearly 9 percent of...
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Mar 9, 2021 | Blog Paper Press Release | Other Spending

Committee Reacts to House Passage of American Rescue Plan

For Immediate Release The House today approved a COVID relief bill to continue combating the pandemic and supporting the economic recovery, which...
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