Jan 8, 2021 | Other Spending
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 Response and Relief Act, the Treasury...
Blog | January 2021
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.
Jan 8, 2021 | Economics
What's in the December Jobs Report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning released its monthly jobs report which showed a net loss of 140,000 jobs during the month of December....
Breaking Down $3.4 Trillion in COVID Relief
With the passage of the Response & Relief Act, Congress has now allocated around $4 trillion of COVID relief at a net cost of over $3.4...
Jan 5, 2021 | Economics
Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Fiscal Policy After Georgia Senate Runoffs
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss what the political and economic...
Jan 5, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
2021 Deficit On Course to Hit $2.3 Trillion
In light of the enactment of the year-end spending and COVID relief deal, we estimate the deficit will total $2.3 trillion for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021...
Jan 4, 2021 | Other Spending
Maya MacGuineas Joins CNN to Discuss Healing Political Divisions
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNN to discuss how President-Elect Joe Biden can ...