The CARES Act and What's Next for Coronavirus Relief
Channel: R Street Institute
Date: 2020-04-28

Over the last month and a half, Congress has taken unprecedented steps to address the growing coronavirus crisis. The recently passed CARES Act—the largest public relief package in history—gave substantial aid to individuals and businesses alike, and now many are calling for a second round of relief.

So what should Congress do next? Jonathan Bydlak, director of R Street’s Fiscal and Budget Policy Project and Romina Boccia, director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at the Heritage Foundation discuss this question.

Jonathan and Romina discuss everything from infrastructure and business aid to unemployment insurance and cash payments.

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