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.
64 Senators Call On President Obama to Lead on Deficit and Engage in Broader Discussion
Today, a bipartisan group of 64 Senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to show leadership on reducing the federal deficit and to take a...
CBO Releases Analysis of President's Budget
CBO has just released their preliminary analysis of the President's Budget. Be sure to check back to CRFB and The Bottom Line soon for more analysis...
A Bipartisan Call for Action on Proposed Terminations and Reductions
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would force Congress to hold an up-or-down vote on...
Marc Goldwein: Fix The Deficit? We Can Do That
This article was originally published by TIME Magazine. It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news...
MarketWatch: March 14-17, 2011
U.S. Interest Rates: What is "Normal"? Throughout the week, worried investors once again turned to U.S. Treasury instruments as safe haven investments...
"Meet the Generations" : Gen-Web
Meet Keisha, the 6-year-old fictional member of the Gen-Web generation “profiled” in our "Meet the Generations" series, based on CRFB's "America's...
Rep. Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Raise Taxes on Millionaires and Billionaires
Yesterday Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced a proposal to raise federal taxes for very high-earners - The Fairness in Taxation Act. The proposed...
23 Senate Republicans Urge Obama to Address Deficit
Yesterday, a group of 23 Republican Senators sent a letter to President Obama stating that any further increases in the debt limit should be...
"Meet the Generations" : The Millennials
Meet Nick, a 24 year old Millennial. In the first installment of our "Meet the Generations" series, we take a look at how the life of Nick (a...
Ask CRFB Co-Chair Bill Frenzel Your Budget Questions in Today's Live Chat
Update: Adam Looney of The Hamilton Project participated in today's chat in place of Bill Frenzel - still a very interesting read, check it out below...
America's Fiscal Choices At a Crossroad
CRFB's policy paper America's Fiscal Choices at a Crossroad looks at the human side of the fiscal crisis. It examines the two choices we face in...
House Passes Another Short-Term Spending Bill
UPDATE: The Senate passed the House three-week CR by a vote of 87-13, with nine Republicans and four Democrats opposing. President Obama will sign the...