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: Bill Frenzel, Tim Penny, Jim Nussle, and Charlie Stenholm
Today in Politico, all four of the CRFB Co-Chairs penned an op-ed entitled, To Deficit Panel: Go Big, Long and Smart. Bill Frenzel, Tim Penny, Jim...
CRFB Live Tweeting Super Committee Hearing with Bowles, Simpson, Domenici, and Rivlin
Later today, the Super Committee will be holding another public hearing with Fiscal Commission co-chairs, Moment of Truth Project Advisors, and CRFB...
MY VIEW: Vic Fazio
Today's Roll Call included an op-ed by former Representative and current CRFB board member Vic Fazio. He discusses the need for fiscal reform right...
Line Items: Halloween Edition
Happy Halloween – Anyone with kids, or anyone who enjoys scaring kids, knows that today is Halloween; the day of the year it is acceptable to wear...
Business Support for Go Big Grows
Going big is getting bigger. A letter to the Super Committee today from a coalition of business organizations that spans numerous industries...
The Results Are In
Rick Perry's tax reform plan has inspired a lot of discussion in the past week, but it left people wondering how much revenue it would raise. He...
Another Bipartisan Letter Calls for “Go Big” Approach
In addition to the letter from a large, bipartisan group of House members that is still being circulated for signatures, Go Big gained further...
Medicare Premium Increases Announced and Medicaid Glitch Fix Passes House
Last week the federal government announced that 2012 Medicare premiums will increase for most participants by $3.50 per month from $96.40, making 2012...
Competing Outlines Emerge from the Super Committee
We talked yesterday about a roughly $3 trillion plan offered by Democrats on the Super Committee that would represent a "go big" approach to debt...
Business Roundtable and Partnership for New York City Urge Super Committee to Go Big
Two business groups today urged the Super Committee to not only approve of a deal before its deadline next month, but to also go beyond its mandate of...
Super Committee Democrats Offer (Possible) "Go Big" Plan
Recently, there have a plethora of media accounts and interviews asking policymakers whether they believe the Super Committee will be able to achieve...
Elmendorf Joins the Announcement Effect Club
At today’s Super Committee hearing, each of the twelve members had the chance to address CBO Director Doug Elmendorf on issues related to...