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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.
The Response & Relief Act Would Boost Income To Record Levels
Unlike in past recessions, personal income has grown during the current crisis as a result of the aggressive fiscal and monetary actions taken to...
Omnibus Package Includes $135 Billion of Unrelated Tax Breaks
The omnibus package includes government funding for the rest of fiscal year 2021 and significant COVID relief, but it also contains $135 billion over...
The Fiscal Response to COVID-19 Will be Larger than the Great Recession Response
The Coronavirus Response & Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act has been passed by Congress and awaits the President's signature. Assuming the bill...
What's in the Final COVID Relief Deal of 2020?
Lawmakers passed a new COVID relief deal on December 21, 2020, which was subsequently signed into law by the President on December 27. The deal in...
Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox News to Discuss Student Debt Cancellation
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox News to discuss calls for student debt cancellation and...
Maya MacGuineas Joins Fox Business to Discuss the $900 Billion COVID Fiscal Package
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business to discuss the nearly $900 billion coronavirus...
Tim Penny, Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner: Stop congressional disorder with regular order
Tim Penny is co-chair and Charlie Stenholm, Dave McCurdy, and John Tanner are members of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. They recently...
What’s in the Bipartisan COVID Relief Bill?
Lawmakers Monday released the full text of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus package, which was released in summary form back on December 1. The...
Marc Goldwein: An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Canceling Student Loan Debt
Marc Goldwein is senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently appeared on Clark...
Now's Not the Time to Raid the Pell Surplus
With 2020 college enrollment down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pell Grant program may add more to its reserves than previously estimated...
$100 Billion of Giveaways Could Accompany Year-End Omnibus Package
If lawmakers pass a short-term continuing resolution as passed by the House, they will have until December 18 to fund the government and enact COVID...
William Hoagland: The Ghosts of Budgets Past, Present & Future
G. William Hoagland is Senior Vice President at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...