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.
GAO Calls for ‘Urgent and Sustained Action’ on National Debt
In its new report, “ The Nation’s Fiscal Health,” the Government Accountability Office (GAO) projects the national debt will rise to 251 percent of...
Maya MacGuineas: Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Kansas City Star, an...
Reconciliation 3.0 Should Be For Deficit Reduction
As lawmakers begin discussions over advancing a third budget reconciliation bill in the 119 th Congress, they should keep focus on the country’s...
Event Recap: Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds
On June 10, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an online webinar, Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds. The...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2026
Note: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 6/11/26: On April 30, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
The appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The...
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...
Tell the Truth About Social Security: Featured Media Coverage
WKBK: U.S. Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate, Chris Pappas joins WKBK’s Dan Mitchell. Epoch Times: New Forecast Predicts Later Social Security...
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create Commission to Address Social Security Insolvency
Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) recently introduced the Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act, legislation that would...
Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2026 Reports
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, finding that both programs have significantly worse financial outlooks...
Maya MacGuineas: No State Spared When Social Security Goes Insolvent
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Albany Times Union , an...
Proposed Tariff Actions Could Raise Revenue by Nearly $1 Trillion
The Trump Administration recently proposed new tariffs on imports from 60 economies using Section 301, which allows the President to impose trade...