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.
The Onion Takes the Deficit Challenge
The Onion has decided to take the deficit challenge. Their idea might just be the most original one yet: Eliminate the U.S. Senate. "Established in...
Interest Rates and the Fiscal Outlook
A great debate is breaking out over concerns for our growing debt, and it is centered around interest rates on Treasury securities. A fear held by...
‘Line’ Items: Hoops, Blossoms and Canaries
Health Care Makes it Through the Final Hoops – Congress completed work last week on the reconciliation package, which included fixes to the health...
Weekend Editorial Roundup
Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy: The New York Times believed that the suits made by various state...
CBO/JCT Reports Roundup
A number of very interesting and relevant government reports came out this week. Check them out: CBO: Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student...
Sovereign Risk Jitters
For budget and market watchers, the month of March has been a little scary. It is not easy to come out of the deepest recession and financial crisis...
Time to Get Started: Final Three Appointees to the Fiscal Commission and Executive Director Named
Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the final three members to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.)...
Ping Pong on Reconciliation: Senate Votes to Pass Reconciliation Measure, House Must Now Vote Again
The Senate passed the reconciliation bill on health care bill reform (that includes student loan provisions) this afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43...
The Costs of Current Policies
This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011...
Spring Arrives: Bring Out the Baseball Caps--And the Budget Caps
Signaling bipartisan support for much-needed spending restraint, more than 100 members of the House and Senate are sponsoring legislation that would...
President Signs Health Care Reform Bill
Earlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the health care bill into law. Over the past year, CRFB has offered continuous commentary and opinions...
‘Line’ Items: March Madness Edition
The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly awaited...