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.
Tax Cut Extensions Would Cost $657 Billion
The House Ways and Means Committee on Monday released three bills they are dubbing "Tax Reform 2.0." The biggest of these bills would extend many of...
CMS Takes Some Steps to Improve Medicare Payments
Over the past two months, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed or issued several new rules aimed at reducing costs and...
We Need Functional, Not Budget-Busting, Bipartisanship
The House and Senate appear to be moving through the appropriations process better and faster than any time in at least the last nine years. Congress...
CBO Shows Faster Growth Is Important for Fixing the Debt
Strong, sustained economic growth is an important ingredient in putting the debt on a sustainable course. In addition to increasing incomes and...
Taking a Look at CBO's New Transparency Efforts
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has worked hard to improve transparency and accessibility of its data and analysis. Over the past two years, CBO...
Rokita Introduces Reforms to SSDI
Our McCrery-Pomeroy SSDI Solutions Initiative shows the importance of improving the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program and puts...
Congress Should Reform NFIP
Authorization for the nation’s primary flood insurance, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), expires November 30. Unless Congress acts to...
Has Revenue Risen in 2018?
A recent Wall Street Journal piece suggests that despite massive tax cuts, revenue continues to rise. In reality, revenue has fallen since the...
Maya MacGuineas: Fiscal Recklessness Puts the Next Crisis on Our Doorstep
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...
CBO Releases New Economic Projections
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released new ten-year economic projections today, updating its projections from April. The latest projections...
A Plan to Save the Highway Trust Fund
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) recently introduced a discussion draft of legislation to improve the...
CBO Shows That Policymakers Could Make the Long-Term Outlook Much Worse
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a look at various long-term budget scenarios. Most notably, the report shows how much more bleak...