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.
Repatriation Tax Holiday Doesn't Work As a Highway Trust Fund Offset
With the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) running low and the threat of disrupting highway construction later this summer, lawmakers are scrambling to come up...
Determining Medicare's Underlying Growth
Despite the noted acceleration in broader health care spending this year (likely due in large part to coverage expansions), Medicare continues to grow...
Are Veterans Benefits Too Generous?
For several years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has been suggesting ways to trim parts of the Defense budget to make room for other military...
Only 13% of Uninsured Expected to Pay Individual Mandate Penalty
The individual mandate penalty is arguably the most controversial piece of the Affordable Care Act. It was the centerpiece of the legal challenge to...
Two New Ideas to Save Money on Drugs in Health Affairs
The House Affordable Medicines Caucus recently launched by Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) already has plenty of ideas to reform our...
Senator Sanders Proposes Emergency VA Authorization
In response to the recent VA scandal and hospital backlogs, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed legislation...
MY VIEW: Alice Rivlin June 2014
Alice Rivlin is a former Director of the Congressional Budget Office and Office of Management and Budget. She has served as a member of the National...
Another Example of Abusing the War Spending Label
President Obama yesterday announced $1 billion for a European Reassurance Initiative to step up U.S. presence and planning in Central and Eastern...
Postal Service Emerges as Offset for Highway Trust Fund
Bloomberg Businessweek reported last week that House Republicans are considering a plan that would utilize savings from U.S. Postal Service (USPS)...
Should Congress Extend Bonus Depreciation?
The Ways and Means Committee voted on a number of tax bills last week, including legislation that would restore and expand bonus depreciation at a...
Delaney and Cole Propose Social Security Commission
Reps. John Delaney (D-MD) and Tom Cole (R-OK) introduced the Social Security Commission Act of 2014 today.
House Affordable Medicines Caucus Has Options
Reps. Peter Welch (D-VT) and Keith Rothfus (R-PA) have officially re-launched a bipartisan caucus in the House looking to promote the use of high...