New benefits will help millions of workers, but there are large coverage gaps that leave out many who are at heightened risk of exposure to the virus. Read more
The last recession left key lessons for policymakers, who should now use a wide array of available policy tools to keep this and future downturns as short and shallow as possible. Read more
NDD Spending Supports Key Public Services NDD programs include a wide variety of priorities such as education, public health, scientific research, infrastructure, national parks and ... Read more
In fiscal year 2019, the federal government spent $4.4 trillion, amounting to 21 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP). Of that $4.4 trillion, ... Read more
Here are the CBPP statements, papers, blog posts, and tweet threads to date on issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic; we’ll update this list as we issue more analyses. Read more
April 3, 2020: We’ve updated this post. It’s welcome news that Treasury and the IRS will use the authority that Congress gave them to automatically ... Read more
In this backgrounder, we address: the President's annual budget request, which is supposed to kick off the budget process; the congressional budget resolution — how ... Read more
The Secretary of the Treasury and IRS Commissioner should make a clear public statement that seniors and people with disabilities who receive Social Security won’t ... Read more
