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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John Kasich: Balancing the Budget Became My Mission
John Kasich is the former Governor of Ohio and a member of the Board of Directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote...
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Congress Clarifies Social Security's Retirement Ages
The Senate passed the Claiming Age Clarity Act by unanimous consent this week. Having passed the House last December, the bill will now go to the...
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U.S. Ran a $2 Trillion Deficit Last Year, We Estimate
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 ended yesterday. Although official figures have not yet been released, our preliminary estimates show high and rising deficits...
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Guest Essay – Post-WWII Versus Now: Similar Debt, Different Circumstances
Below is a guest essay from Rebeca Stacey, a Summer 2026 Policy Intern at the Committee. The views expressed below are those of the author and may not...
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Monitoring the Treasury Market with Fiscal Dashboard
The Treasury market has been making headlines recently, amid poor Treasury auction results and heightened volatility in yields. While strong growth...
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Don't Count on Growth to Fix the Debt
Strong economic growth will be needed to help fix the debt problems the country faces, and lawmakers should take growth effects into consideration...
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CBO: 1% Higher Interest Rates Add Trillions to Debt
Interest rates across the yield curve have been hitting multi-decade highs, with the 30-year Treasury bond closing at 5.5% today – the highest level...
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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...