Eugene Steuerle: This is not your grandfather's debt problem
Now that the covid-19 crisis has produced predictions that we soon will reach a debt-to-GDP ratio previously seen only once before — during...
Debt & Deficits
Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Discuss Federal Debt Projections
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business.
Is the Fed Buying Our New Debt?
So far, the legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic has injected around $1.5 trillion of fiscal support into the economy. In combination...
Treasury Will Borrow $3 Trillion in Just Three Months
The Department of the Treasury yesterday estimated that the second quarter of 2020 will see a record-breaking $3 trillion in borrowing, as the...
Maya MacGuineas Joins C-SPAN to Discuss Coronavirus and Federal Debt
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal.
CBO Updates Budget Projections In Wake of COVID-19
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a blog post outlining its latest projections of near-term federal debt and deficits in the wake...
Debt Rises $1 Trillion Over One Month
The national debt has grown by more than $1 trillion over the past month, from $17.5 trillion on March 17th to $18.5 trillion on April 17th....
Budget Projections: Debt Will Exceed the Size of the Economy This Year
The United States entered the current public health and economic crisis facing high levels of debt and trillion-dollar deficits.
CBO's Estimate of Proposals in the President's FY 2021 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its estimate
Families First Coronavirus Response Act Will Cost $192 Billion
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), the second of three packages...