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.
MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas September 2012
CRFB President Maya MacGuineas writes in today's The Hill that as Congress returns home for another recess, there is plenty of evidence that...
The Concord Coalition and Next 10 Release Budget Simulator
Today, the Concord Coalition and Next 10 released a new budget simulator that allows participants to choose for themselves how to reduce our...
Event Recap: "National Security Implications of America's Debt and Bipartisan Plans to Address the Solution"
The second of four Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future forums was held today on national security and the national debt. The event featured...
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg September 2012
Former Senator and CRFB board member Judd Gregg (R-NH) writes in today's The Hill that former President Bill Clinton's call for bipartisanship may be...
Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson on Meet The Press
CRFB Board Members, Fix the Debt Campaign Co-Founders and Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson recently appeared on Meet The...
Where the Axe Will Fall: A Detailed Look at the Sequester
This afternoon, the OMB released its legally required report on the $1.2 trillion sequester, detailing how and where the cuts would fall on the...
The Sequester Report Is Out
The legally required report on what programs the automatic sequester would apply to and how large the cuts would be, as stipulated in last month's...
Farm Bill Stalled in Congress
Yesterday, a group of farmers and farm state lawmakers gathered in Washington to rally for the passage of a farm bill, on which progress has stalled...
QE3 Is on the Way
After months of speculation and anticipation, the Federal Open Market Committee decided to undertake a third round of quantitative easing. The...
Fix the Debt in the News
In The Wall Street Journal yesterday, economics editor David Wessel wrote about the Fix the Debt campaign's effort to shape the deficit debate in...
Event Recap: "Economic and Foreign Policy Implications of America's Debt"
The Center for Strategic and International Studies hosted an event today chaired by former Senators Sam Nunn (D-GA), who is a member of the steering...
Possible Questions for a Debt Debate
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, along with many others, have been calling on the presidential candidates to Debate the Debt, and more...