Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many provisions providing...
Domestic Spending
Debt Cancellation and SALT Cap Repeal Would Benefit Higher Earners
In her recent Washington Post column, Catherine Rampell argues progressives should “be more progressive in an old-fashioned sense: by helping...
Four-Fifths of Stimulus Checks Have Been Sent
In the first three days of distributing the second round of stimulus checks approved by Congress in the
Breaking Down $3.4 Trillion in COVID Relief
With the passage of the Response & Relief Act, Congress has now allocated nearly $4.5 trillion of COVID relief at a net cost of over $3.4...
Would $2,000 Stimulus Checks Go to Six-Figure Households?
The House approved the CASH Act Monday to increase recently enacted stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 per person. Some of those...
How Much Would $2,000 Checks Cost?
With the enactment of the Response & Relief Act yesterday, policymakers in both parties have called for expanding recovery rebates from $600...
The Response & Relief Act Would Support the Economic Recovery
President Trump is yet to sign the year-end bill that contains the Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act and accom
The Response & Relief Act Would Boost Income To Record Levels
Unlike in past recessions, personal income has grown during the current crisis as a result of the aggressive
What's in the Final COVID Relief Deal of 2020?
Lawmakers passed a new COVID relief deal on December 21, 2020, which was subsequently signed into law by the President on December 27.
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