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.
New Interactive Tools - How Would You Fix the Budget?
New Interactive Tools How Would You Fix the Budget?
Congress Should Spend Responsibly and Invest Wisely
Between the American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan, President Biden has proposed roughly $4.45 trillion of new spending and tax breaks. The...
Senator Lummis Introduces Sustainable Budget Act
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) recently introduced the Sustainable Budget Act with Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Rounds (R-SD)...
Erskine Bowles and Henry Paulson: Biden should embrace a carbon tax
President Biden deserves credit for his actions to date on climate change.
Kinzinger and Phillips Call for a Bipartisan Commission to Address the Deficit
Representatives Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) and Dean Phillips (D-MN) recently introduced a joint resolution to establish a National Committee on Fiscal...
COVID Relief Lifted Personal Income to Record Levels
Of the $5.9 trillion ($5.2 trillion net) of enacted COVID relief, we estimate $3.6 trillion was committed or disbursed over the one-year period...
What's in President Biden's American Families Plan?
This evening, President Joe Biden will unveil the third part of his ambitious “Build Back Better” agenda, the American Families Plan. According to the...
Reflections on the Ed Lorenzen Fiscal Internship
By Dominic Gatti It has been an honor to be the inaugural Ed Lorenzen Fiscal Intern, the position named in memory of a close friend and colleague of...
TRUST Act has Bipartisan, Bicameral Reintroduction
Last week, a bipartisan and bicameral group of lawmakers reintroduced the TRUST Act, which would establish bipartisan commissions to restore solvency...
Repealing the SALT Cap Would be More Regressive than the TCJA
Recently, a number of Members of Congress have called for repealing the current $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. Many off...
GAO Releases Long-Term Budget Outlook
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published its latest report on the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook. Once again, GAO warns that...