COVID-19 Pushes 2020 Deficit to $2.7 Trillion Through June
July 09, 2020In its Monthly Budget Review for June 2020, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on Wednesday, July 8, that
Discretionary Spending
CBO Director on the Good, Bad and Uncertain
July 08, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Congressional Budget Office Director, Phil Swagel, Concord
Breaking Down Our Debt
June 18, 2020Legislative Logjam
May 27, 2020One silent victim of the coronavirus pandemic is the 2020 congressional legislative agenda.
Debt Expert OK With Federal Coronavirus Spending
April 29, 2020KJZZ
The federal budget deficit for the 2021 fiscal year is nearly $1 trillion, and the debt is estimated at more than $24 trillion.
Fixing the Roof While It's Raining
April 09, 2020Lake Geneva Regional News
President Trump this afternoon signed a $2 trillion spending bill to respond to the health emergency, while the Federal Reserve spent the better part of a trillion dollars this week buying bonds of
Guest View: Fight the wolf, then the termites
April 09, 2020Seacoastonline.com
As the nation grapples with devastating healthcare and economic consequences of the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers in Washington have been ratcheting-up their responses.
Emergency Response, Necessary Deficits
March 18, 2020On the latest Facing the Future, I was joined by Concord Coalition Executive Director
Leadership, the Biggest Deficit Right Now
February 26, 2020Former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker and Concord Coalition Executive Director
Lack of Transparency Avoids Accountability in the President’s Budget
Presidential budgets are designed to highlight an administration’s budgetary priorities, how they would affect the economy and how it all adds up.