After months of inaction and halting negotiations, Congress’s $900 billion COVID economic relief package is “too little, too late.” William Gale argues that while the bill makes a good start at getting relief to the American people, it still leaves a lot for the next Congress and Biden administration to address.
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Participants
William G. Gale
Senior Fellow
- Economic Studies,
The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy,
Co-Director
- Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Adrianna Pita
Host, The Current
- Office of Communications, Brookings
Commentary
PodcastDoes the latest COVID relief bill do enough?
December 22, 2020
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