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.
CRFB Releases Updated Social Security Reformer
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) has updated its interactive online Social Security solvency tool, the Social Security Reformer...
ACA Subsidy Extension Tracker
With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced subsidies set to expire soon, several policymakers have proposed plans to extend the enhancements. You can...
CBO’s New Projections Show $1 Trillion Less in Tariff Savings
Updated projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) show that tariffs enacted this year will reduce debt (including interest) by $3.0...
Maya MacGuineas: Our elected officials can’t keep ignoring the looming Social Security problem
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for Deseret News, an excerpt of...
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 11/20/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
What You Need for the End of the Fiscal Year
Updated 11/17/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
Social Security General Revenue Funding Would be a Costly Mistake
The Social Security retirement program is only seven years from insolvency, at which point the law calls for a 24% across-the-board benefit cut – an...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2026
Updated 11/13/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...
Congress to Wipe $3.4 Trillion from PAYGO Scorecard
The legislation to end the current government shutdown and temporarily fund the government would also wipe the current statutory PAYGO scorecard...
12-Month Deficit Totals $1.7 Trillion, Debt Approaches 100% of GDP
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.74 trillion between November 2024 and October 2025 according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office...
Tariff Dividends Could Cost $600 Billion Per Year
President Trump proposed paying a dividend of “at least $2,000 a person” with new tariff revenue in a post on Truth Social this weekend. The post...
Event Recap: Budget Bash 2025
On Tuesday, November 4, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its annual reception at the Hall of State’s View at 400. The evening...