Budget and Deficit

The job of economic recovery is critical, and the American people are counting on Congress and the Fed to get it done without a political agenda.

Having already entrusted the Fed with hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to buy up corporate debt, Congress must insist that the debt purchases be made for exclusively economic reasons.

Having already entrusted the Fed with hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars to buy up corporate debt, Congress must insist that the debt purchases be made for exclusively economic reasons.

Democrats see the multi-trillion-dollar coronavirus spending packages as creating their best chance in years to raise taxes. 

All models are wrong, and some are even harmful.

We know COVID-19 can be deadly, but determining how deadly isn't easy—even though trillions of taxpayers dollars depend on getting it right.

Need a ventilator—cheap? The U.S. will have thousands upon thousands of unused ones--thanks to billions of taxpayer dollars and little data to guide such policy decisions.

Could the Covid-19 virus be the crisis that forces the federal government to begin setting its house in order?

Bipartisan groups lay out principles for transparency and oversight of coronavirus stimulus spending.