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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President Gives Major Fiscal Policy Speech Today
Today, President Obama outlined his plan for putting our country back on a firm fiscal path to deal with our long-term debt problem. This is a huge...
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Congressional Progressive Caucus Releases Their Budget
Today, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC), a liberal group of Democrats in the House, released its own FY 2012 budget, "The People's Budget,"...
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EVENT -- Tax Reform Now: Cutting Rates and Deficits
Event Summary On Tuesday, April 12, the Moment of Truth (MOT) project and the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) co-hosted an event at the Johns...
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A Good Day for Tax Reform
With Tax Day rapidly approaching and our nation’s fiscal problems being fiercely debated, the timing of today’s events couldn’t be more perfect. We’re...
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MY VIEW: Laura D'Andrea Tyson
In her recent column for the Economix blog of The New York Times, CRFB board member Laura D'Andrea Tyson focuses on an issue that's received...
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Final Details of Budget Deal Released
Today, lawmakers released the final details of the budget deal struck late Friday night. CBO also released a final score of the appropriations for the...
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President Obama Will Use Simpson-Bowles Plan As Model for Deficit Reduction
Update: Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, also offered his support for Fiscal Commission's...
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‘Line’ Items: Back from the Brink Edition
Deal on FY 2011 Spending Reached – A government shutdown was averted on Friday by an 11th hour agreement on federal spending for the rest of the...
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President and Leaders in Congress Agree on FY 2011 Spending Levels
Keeping us on the edge of our seats until the very end, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced late Friday night that a deal had been reached on...
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MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas April 11 2011
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas discusses her experience at a budget forum in Colorado this weekend and says...
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President Obama to Present Deficit-Reduction Plan Wednesday
Yesterday, White House senior adviser David Plouffe appeared on several Sunday talk shows announcing that President Obama would be presenting his own...
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The Costs of a Shutdown
With a possible federal government shutdown looming in only a few short hours, it is worth noting some of the costs if such an action occurs. With a...