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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.
Judd Gregg: The Fed Leaps into the Unknown
The Trump administration does not seem to consider the deficit or the federal debt to be much of a concern.
Did the Trade Deficit Cause $20 Trillion in Debt?
In a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Trump suggested that the national debt is caused by years of trade deficits. However...
Long-Term Estimate: Senate Health Care Bill Could Save $2.1 Trillion Over 20 Years
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the Senate health care bill, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), would save $321 billion...
4 Ideas That Should Be Considered For Any Health Reform Package
It is unclear whether the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) – the Senate GOP's proposal to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or...
Marc Goldwein: 'Big 3' Burden: Entitlement Costs Simply Untenable
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Commitee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
Is There a Medicaid Spending Increase Under the Senate Health Bill?
President Donald Trump recently claimed on Twitter that Medicaid spending will go up under the Senate's Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). It is...
Highlights from CBO's June Baseline Update
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated ten-year budgetary baseline and economic projections. Like its previous projection in...
Rudolph Penner: The Attacks On The Congressional Budget Office Are Wrong
Dr. Rudolph Penner was the director of the Congressional Budget Office from 1983 to 1987, and he is an Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a...
Maya MacGuineas: Trump is Wrong on US Tax Ranking, But We Still Need Tax Reform
Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
CBO Scores the Senate Health Care Bill
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released its score of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA). This is the Senate's version of...
Do Temporary Tax Cuts Only Have A Small Impact on Growth?
While promoting tax reform, House Speaker Paul Ryan stated Tuesday that temporary tax cuts do not produce a large boost to economic growth: These...
Quick Take: The Major Changes in the Senate's AHCA
Senate Republicans released their draft version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 this morning. This is the Senate version of the American...