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.
The Upcoming Appropriations Showdown
It is now three weeks and counting until the start of FY 2014, when lawmakers will have to pass a bill funding the government or incur a shutdown...
The Tax Break-Down: Municipal Bonds
This is the sixth post in a new CRFB blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform...
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2013
Congress returned to Washington today and lawmakers will find their to-do list packed. But in today's The Hill, former Governor and Senator Judd Gregg...
Bill Hoagland: Nation Does Not Need Another Government Shutdown
As Congress returns to Washington today, the clock is ticking to September 30, the end of the government's fiscal year and the date after which the...
MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel September 2013
The President's decision to ask for a congressional resolution authorizing military force in Syria has added to an already busy congressional schedule...
CBO Takes a Look at the Pell Grant Program
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released a new report on Pell Grants which details the program and recent changes made to it, shows options to...
Returning to the Coburn-Lieberman Medicare Plan
Today, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) and former Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) sent a letter to House Ways and Means Chairman David Camp (R-MI) that...
The Potential Budgetary Effect of Military Action in Syria
Over the weekend, President Obama made his widely anticipated remarks on the conflict of Syria, making his case for taking military action against the...
President Proposes 1% Pay Increase for Federal Workers
Last Friday, President Obama sent a letter to Congress calling for a 1 percent pay raise for federal civilian workers next year. The White House...
$518 Billion? Inside the White House/Senate Negotiation's Math
Although Congress itself had been out of session prior to this week, some news last week came as the latest talks between the White House and a small...
The Tax Break-Down: Section 199, the Domestic Production Activities Deduction
This is the fifth post in our blog series, The Tax Break-Down, which will analyze and review tax breaks under discussion as part of tax reform. Last...
Two Views on the Debt Ceiling
It's September and that means we've entered the final month of the FY 2013 continuing resolution. While the threat of a possible government shutdown...