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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.
Frank Wolf op-ed in WaPo
Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) has an op-ed in the Washington Post today in which he writes about just how serious our nation's fiscal problems are and...
There's a New Cap in Town
Yesterday, Rep. Connie Mack (R-FL) introduced deficit reduction legislation -- the One Percent Spending Reduction Act -- that is based on the " One...
Deputy Defense Secretary Says Defense Savings Must Be Balanced, Gradual
As part of a larger deficit-reduction effort, last month President Obama proposed cutting $400 billion from projected defense spending by 2023...
Raising the Retirement Age Still Is a Good Idea
Update: Chuck Blahous joined the debate today in a piece over at e21 , setting the facts straight on longevity increases, the retirement age, and how...
Between the ‘Line’s: Meetings, Plans, Halfsies and One Cent
No Deficit of Talk – At least there no longer is a deficit of discussion when it comes to our fiscal situation. House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) gave...
It's Time to Measure Inflation Correctly
Today, the Moment of Truth project released a paper outlining the case for indexing federal programs to a more accurate measure of inflation, the...
Heritage Foundation Unveils New Debt-Reduction Plan
This morning, The Heritage Foundation released a comprehensive fiscal plan aimed at reducing the federal budget deficit by significantly cutting...
WATCH: Senate Finance Committee Hearing 'Perspectives on Deficit Reduction: Social Security'
At 10:00am today, the Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on Social Security reform titled "Perspectives on Deficit Reduction: Social...
Boehner to Call for Deep Spending Cuts to Offset Debt Limit Increase
According to a recent article in Politico, Speaker of the House John Boehner will call for spending cuts that are "greater than the accompanying...
‘Line’ Items: May Flowers Edition
What Will Bloom This Month? – In April we were showered with fiscal policy developments: namely, a last-minute FY 2011 budget deal; a deluge of budget...
Dave Walker and Bob Bixby: National Fiscal Dialogue Needed
Today, Comeback America Initiative founder and CEO Dave Walker (former U.S. comptroller general) and Concord Coalition executive director Bob Bixby...
Biden Fiscal Working Group Holds First Meeting
The bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers hand-picked by congressional leaders had its first meeting today with Vice President Joe Biden to discuss...