Feb 26, 2021 | Budget Process
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 2/26/2021: In late December, lawmakers enacted a combined omnibus appropriations bill and COVID-19 relief package. In addition to...
Blog | February 2021
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.
Feb 25, 2021 | Budget Process
Bill Hoagland: Reconciliation, corrupted by Congress: May it R.I.P.
G. William Hoagland is senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
Feb 25, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Economic Recovery is Behind Stable Near-Term Debt
While the Congressional Budget Office's latest budget outlook shows debt being larger than the size of the economy for the foreseeable...
Feb 24, 2021 | Other Spending
Four Key Elements of the American Rescue Plan
In light of the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, there has been strong interest in pursuing further spending to expand vaccinations, contain the...
Feb 23, 2021 | Health Care
Three Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
There is broad agreement on the need to address high and rising health care costs and a growing consensus on potential sources of savings. At the...
Feb 22, 2021 | Other Spending
Five Ways to Improve the House COVID Relief Package
Recently, we put forward our principles for responsible COVID relief. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan currently under consideration in...
Feb 18, 2021
Remembering Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson
On Monday, February 15, Marriott International President and CEO Arne Sorenson passed away after a two-year battle against pancreatic cancer. Along...
Feb 18, 2021 | Other Spending
What's in the $1.9 Trillion House COVID Relief Bill?
The House of Representives is currently in the process of considering the next COVID relief bill. Nine of the 12 House committees have approved...
Pell Program Faces Funding Cliff in 2026
The Congressional Budget Office projects the Pell program will deplete its reserve fund by 2026 and face cumulative deficits of $18 billion by 2031,...
Feb 17, 2021 | Other Spending
State and Local Governments Do Not Need Half a Trillion in COVID Relief
The American Rescue Plan currently making its way through Congress contains over $500 billion of aid to state and local governments.
A ...