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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 on President Obama's Deficit Reduction Plan
With the release of President Obama's deficit reduction plan this morning, CRFB has put out a press release commenting on the proposal. We note that...
Obama Leaves Social Security Out
With President Obama's deficit reduction plan set to be released on Monday, we already have some idea of what will be in it: reductions in tax...
A Few Submissions to the Super Committee
The parade of submissions to the Super Committee has started. Over the next few months the Super Committee is likely to be inundated by fiscal plans...
36 Senators Call for Super Committee to "Go Big"
Update: The Gang of 36 has grown to 45 --23 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and 1 Independent. See below for the full list of participating Senators. Today...
What Congress Needs to Do in the Next Two Weeks
Congress has a long checklist of things it has to do by the end of September. On Tuesday, it informally crossed one thing off when the House passed a...
Vice President Convenes Waste-Reduction Meeting
Today, Vice President Joe Biden convened the first cabinet-level meeting as part of the Administration's "Campaign to Cut Waste." He also announced a...
Blue Dogs Bark for Super Committee to “Think Bigger”
Today, members of the Blue Dog Coalition—a group of fiscally conservative Democrats—sent a letter to the Super Committee urging it to exceed the...
Go Big Gaining Momentum
Yesterday, we released a letter signed by over 60 leading budget experts from various fields urging the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (...
First Super Committee Hearing at 10:30am, Live on C-SPAN3
UPDATE: The Super Committee hearing has begun and is streaming live on the Super Committee's website and on C-SPAN3 . Today, the Joint Select...
Offsetting the Jobs Bill
Yesterday, the President offered a plan for how he would pay for his $447 billion jobs proposal. The pay-fors would come entirely from revenues...
‘Line’ Items: Kick Off Edition
Are You Ready for Some (Political) Football? – Football season got underway this weekend with hard-hitting action and thrilling finishes. Additionally...
Letter Urging Super Committee to "Go Big" Signed by Over 60 Business Leaders, Former Government Officials and Experts
Following CRFB's theme of urging the Super Committee to "go big," a group of more than 60 former lawmakers, policymakers, economists and business...