Blog
Welcome to our blog – The Bottom Line, where you’ll find up-to-date commentary and analysis on the most important news in the fiscal world. Below is a list of our blog posts.
Statement by Maya MacGuineas on the Passing of Former Congressman Martin Sabo
All of us at the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget are deeply saddened by the loss of former Congressman Martin Sabo, a dedicated member of...
Two Committees Roll Out Mandatory Savings Package
Last week, two House Committees, Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce, released a package of bills that would reduce mandatory spending. The bills...
ARCHIVE: Analysis of Donald Trump's Health Care Plan
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently released a health care reform plan entitled “Healthcare Reform to Make America Great Again.”...
Ted Cruz's Tax Plan is a VAT
Senator Ted Cruz has repeatedly denied the claim that his 16 percent business flat tax as actually a value-added tax (VAT). Although there is...
Rep. Tom McClintock Proposes Changes to Improve Budget Enforcement
As House Republicans continue to discuss the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 budget resolution, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) has recommended budget process...
Marc Goldwein: Candidates' Numbers Must Add Up
Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He wrote a guest post that...
Medicare to Test New Payment Models for Outpatient Drugs
Progress on policies to slow the growth of health care spending is expected to be slow in an election year, but this week, the Center for Medicare and...
Event: Scoring the 2016 Presidential Tax Plans
Update: The event is now over, and a recording of the video will be available soon. As a part of our Fiscal FactCheck project, CRFB is hosting an...
Four Fiscal FactChecks from the Past Month
As the 2016 Presidential primary season rolls on, CRFB continues to fact check the candidates on budget-related statements made during the campaign on...
Could Negotiating Medicare Drug Prices Save $300 Billion Per Year?
Over the course of the Presidential campaign, Republican campaign Donald Trump has repeatedly called for having Medicare directly negotiate drug...
MY VIEW: Marc Goldwein: Candidates' budget plans don't add up
Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He gave an interview to the...
Congress Can Pass Bills to Reduce the Deficit This Year
House Members appear to be resolving a disagreement over what this year’s discretionary spending cap should be. Some House Republicans have been...