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.
CRFB's MacGuineas Reacts to Obama's Spending Freeze
Yesterday, CRFB President Maya MacGuineas had an op-ed in CNN calling President Obama's proposed non-security freeze A Good First Step. Here are some...
Ryan Releases Roadmap
Earlier today, Republican Congressman Paul Ryan released his update Roadmap for America's Future (and a nifty Website to go with it). Under this...
CRFB to Tweet State of the Union Address
UPDATE: We will begin Tweeting just after 9pm. Tonight CRFB is live-tweeting President Obama's State of the Union address. Join us at Twitter under...
"If You Are Not For This Commission, Than What Are You For?"
"If you are not for this commission, than what are you for?" was Republican Senator George Voinovich's reaction to fellow Republicans who voted...
The Debt is Not Just a Beltway Problem
In this week’s debate on the Senate floor and the release of several congressional plans to address the deficit and debt, the national debt is on the...
Steuerle's 'Fiscal Democracy Index'
This morning, CRFB board member Gene Steuerle claimed in a USA Today article that the big problem of current deficits is not just a symptom of the...
The Cost of Continuing "Current Policy"
Today, we released our Analysis of CBO’s January 2010 Baseline, which discusses the new CBO baseline in detail, including the new deficit and debt...
Blue Dogs Join the Call for Fiscal Reform
Today, the Blue Dog coalition released its blueprint for fiscal reform. The group, comprised of moderate and conservative Democrats, has long been...
Obama Partial Discretionary Spending Freeze : A Small First Step
President Obama will propose freezing "non-security" discretionary spending for the next three years (FY2011-13) when he unveils his new budget next...
Budget Commission Falls Short
A proposal to form a bipartisan commission to address the nation’s mounting long-term debt just fell short of the 60 votes needed for approval in the...
Disgraceful
Senate vote on Baucus amendment (97-0 vote to exempt changes to Social Security from a statutory budget commission from fast-track vote in Congress).
Deficit Falls Slightly, Debt Will Continue to Soar, CBO Warns
The federal deficit in FY10 is expected to be $1.35 billion--a slight drop from the $1.41 trillion in FY09--but still the second largest in our nation...