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.
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Democrats, Republicans, Economists All Want to Replace the Sequester
With the March 1 deadline of sequestration only nine days away, lawmakers should work toward developing a plan that would replace the across-the-board...
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Media Coverage and Support of New Simpson Bowles Framework
Yesterday at a Politico Playbook Breakfast, former Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Senator Alan Simpson put forward a new proposal...
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MY VIEW: Alan Simpson February 2013
Responding to a U.S. News and World Report "Debate Club" question on the new framework from former Fiscal Commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and...
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Line Items: Presidents Edition
Honoring Leaders – We celebrated President’s Day on Monday, the day we recognize those who have led this great nation. The House and Senate are...
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Simpson and Bowles Release $2.4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Framework
Today, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and Moment of Truth Project co-founders Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson have released a new framework...
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The Can Kicks Back Does the "Harlem Shake"
There is a new internet sensation called the "Harlem Shake" and The Can Kicks Back millennial campaign has followed up with their own video to promote...
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Third Way Calls for $1.9 Trillion of Deficit Reduction
Today, Third Way has released their analysis of the February CBO Economic and Budget Update, reaching a similar conclusion to our report on the new...
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MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson February 2013
In an op-ed in today's Politico, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson argue that there is a...
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Senate Democratic Proposal and Other Plans to Replace the Sequester
Update: This post has been updated as of February 27, 2013 to reflect new proposals from the Senate Republicans With time running out before the...
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Our Reaction to the State of the Union
Last night, President Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term. The President's speech covered a wide range of issues...
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House Ways and Means Committee Presses Forward
The Hill is reporting that the House Ways and Means Committee will take the next step in creating a broad tax reform plan by announcing 11 separate...
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Previewing the State of the Union
At 9:00 PM E.T. tonight, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress. With many fiscal issues left to be resolved in the...