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.
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Co-Chairs Urge House Leadership to Act as Gross Debt Exceeds $40 Trillion
Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), co-chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, recently sent a letter to House Speaker Mike...
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CBO Projects Social Security Nearing Insolvency
Social Security’s retirement trust fund will be insolvent by mid-2032, according to the latest projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)...
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CRS: Congress has excluded $17 trillion from Statutory PAYGO Enforcement
Congress has excluded or erased over $12 trillion in deficit-increasing provisions from the five-year Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) scorecard and over $17...
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Maya MacGuineas Discusses Trump Dividend on Bloomberg TV
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with host Kailey Leinz to...
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$5,000 Dividends Would Cost $1.2 Trillion
Last night, President Trump promised to issue a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult citizen in the United States should his party retain unified control...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 6/11/26: On April 30, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, ending a partial shutdown that began on February...
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How Debt Got to 100% of GDP: A From Riches to Rags Update
Since gross national debt crossed $40 trillion last month – and the more meaningful debt held by the public as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...
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10-Year Treasury Yield Hit 4.8%, Highest Since 2023
Interest rates are on the rise across the yield curve. The 10-year Treasury note closed at a high yield of 4.8%, a level not seen in nearly three...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.8 Trillion in August 2026
The federal government borrowed $1.8 trillion over the past 12 months according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). CBO...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
Updated 9/3/2026: On September 1, the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) funding the government through December 11, which President Trump...
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Medicaid Could Save from Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing, but the Amount is Uncertain
A group of researchers recently estimated that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) proposed Generating Cost Reductions for US Medicaid...
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New Analysis Shows Social Security Benefit Taxation Raises Important Revenue
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new report analyzing the current system of taxing Social Security benefits. This is...