Here’s Everything the Federal Government Has Done to Respond to the Coronavirus So Far
The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
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The pandemic has caused a public health crisis as well as substantial economic disruption. So far, lawmakers have enacted six separate pieces of legislation.
On March 15, 2018 the federal government passed an unfortunate milestone: $21 trillion dollars in gross federal debt.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/the-national-debt-grew-by-1-trillion-in-just-six-months
Trump outlined some broad strokes of his budget proposal, but lawmakers and voters are anxious to see where the administration stands on a number of issues.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/03/the-fiscal-month-in-review-questions-about-policy-specifics-remain
“The federal government’s fiscal path is unsustainable," warns the Government Accountability Office.
Under current law, the U.S. budget deficit will exceed $1 trillion each year beginning in 2022 and total $11.4 trillion over the upcoming decade.
Powell noted that the current economic expansion is the longest on record and emphasized the need to consider the long-term implications of fiscal policy.
Over the next 10 years, the cumulative deficit would total $13.9 trillion if the President’s policies were carried out.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/09/deficits-will-remain-over-1-trillion-for-the-next-decade
Lawmakers should pursue policies that don’t make our fiscal outlook even worse.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2017/10/tax-cuts-then-and-now-the-debt-is-much-higher
CBO reports that the fiscal outlook is dramatically worse than it was last year, primarily due to the fiscally irresponsible tax legislation and budget deal.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/a-return-to-trillion-dollar-deficits
For the third successive year, student teams have joined Up to Us, a unique nationwide campus competition that gives young leaders a voice on fiscal issues.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/3rd-annual-up-to-us-campus-competition-doubles-in-size