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.
CBO Releases Long-Term Analysis of Ryan's Proposal
In response to Representative Paul Ryan's (R-WI) FY 2012 Budget proposal, CBO has released a long-term analysis of the proposal. The analysis, which...
Rep. Quigley Promotes Budget Process Reform
In a reprise of last year, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently reintroduced his bill to create a more transparent budget regime and reform the...
CNN Money Exclusive - New Taxes: Never Say Never
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas talks about the "no new taxes pledge" many members of Congress have signed and...
Spotlight on the States: Connecticut
The next state we turn to in our Spotlight on the States series is Connecticut – a small state that’s had some pretty big budget problems. Many newly...
‘Line’ Items: Spring Cleaning/Opening Day Edition
Cleaning out the House – Spring is often associated with housecleaning. Congress is long due to clear out the FY 2011 budget seeing as we are now half...
MarketWatch: March 28-April 1, 2011
As events continue to develop both at home and abroad -- fiscal, humanitarian and otherwise -- the markets are sending and receiving mixed messages...
Reps. Cooper and Ryan Call For Medicare Transparency
Yesterday, Reps. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) introduced H.R. 1252, the “Medicare Information Act” (MedInfo Act). The legislation aims to...
Poll Suggests Conflicting Ideas About Public Knowledge of the Budget
One of the biggest challenges in getting public support for deficit-reduction measures has always been knowledge about the composition of the federal...
Scales Tip Among Senate GOP for Balanced Budget Amendment
Today Senate Republicans unveiled legislation (S.J. Res 10) to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has the support of all...
Over 160 Lawmakers and Experts Calling for Comprehensive Reform
Update 4/4: The Blue Dog Democrats sent a letter to President Obama calling for a compromise on a long-term spending bill to prevent a government...
Between the ‘Line’s: Shutdowns, Smackdowns, Benchmarks, and Backbenchers
Shutdown Coming? – With most March Madness brackets in shambles, the new office pool of choice in Washington involves wagering on if the federal...
The Unlikely Fiscal Pair
If the current budget drama in Washington ever becomes the stuff of a feature film--yes, a real stretch, but we've seen worse from Hollywood--maybe it...