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COVID-19

Clawing back unspent COVID funds might contribute to a debt ceiling solution — but not much

by Henry Epp

May 15, 2023

The exact amount left from pandemic spending bills could be as little as $30 billion — a fraction of this year’s federal deficit.

Congress passed six COVID spending bills totaling $4.6 trillion, according to the Government Accountability Office. But most of that money is already gone.

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COVID & Unemployment

States are being sued for trying to "claw back" pandemic unemployment benefits

by Paul Flahive

Oct 14, 2022

Texas, for instance, sent out more than 1 million overpayment notices since the pandemic began.

Texas, Rhode Island, Michigan and Maryland have been hit with lawsuits based on their claims of overpaying recipients.

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