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.
Yes, Fix the SGR, But Pay for It Too
The Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), the formula which sets provider payments for physcians under Medicare and which was originally enacted in 1997...
Leon Panetta Confirmed By the Senate
Today, the Senate confirmed former CIA Director (and former CRFB Co-Chair!) Leon Panetta by a unanimous vote to become our new Secretary of Defense...
CRFB Outlines Dos and Don'ts for Budget Negotiations
This afternoon, CRFB released a paper that lays out the dos and don'ts for the Biden group negotiations. We provide a list of goals to accomplish and...
Elmendorf to NY Fed: 'We Can't Repeat the Past'
Recently, CBO Director Doug Elmendorf spoke to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York about current policies and how they affect the nation's fiscal...
‘Line’ Items: Golf Edition
Time ‘Fore’ Action – Golf, that favorite pastime of power players, was even more popular than usual in Washington last week. Not only did the U.S...
IMF Issues Grim Warning
Highlighting the growing concern within international circles and among the various ratings agencies, the International Monetary Fund released its...
Senate Votes to Cut Spending in the Tax Code
For anyone who is interested in seeing tax subsidies cleaned up, there's a bit of good news for you. The Senate voted yesterday to eliminate a $5.4...
The Wall Street Journal's Social Security Tool
It seems that interactive tools are definitely in vogue. We'd like to say we started the trend with the Stabilize the Debt simulator, and we have...
Sen. Hutchison Unveils Social Security Plan
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison unveiled her Social Security reform plan today, and conveniently, it already has its own score from the Office of the Chief...
CRFB Unveils Fiscal Plan Comparison Website!
Check out CRFB's Fiscal Plan Comparison Tool! The Comparison Tool is an interactive website that allows users to compare up to 3 fiscal plans side-by...
Appropriations Update: More of the Same
In this next installment of our FY 2012 appropriations update, we will detail the actions that the House has taken since our last update on May 24...
Other Happenings at the Debt Conference
CRFB's debt conference yesterday, titled "The Debt Ceiling, Fiscal Plans, and Market Jitters: Where Do We Go from Here?," featured an all-star cast of...