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.
Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Updated 9/24/2023: The new fiscal year begins on October 1 and Congress must enact either a continuing resolution (CR) or regular appropriations for...
An Overview of the House FY 2024 Budget Resolution
The House Budget Committee has released and marked up its Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget resolution , a framework that purports to put the budget on a...
CRFB Budget Experts' Poll: 70% Chance of Shutdown
In our second round of unscientific polling of budget experts, they now place the chance of a government shutdown in October at 70 percent – up from...
2023 Budget Bash Reception: Celebrating Our Commitment to Fiscal Responsibility
On Wednesday, September 13, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted our annual reception at the Observatory at America's Square. The...
Marc Goldwein Joins C-SPAN to Discuss U.S. Deficit and Federal Spending
Committe for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein recently joined C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"...
Social Security Reform Can Boost Incomes, Grow the Economy
According to recent estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), restoring Social Security solvency through blunt changes could ultimately...
The Deficit Was $2.0 Trillion Over the Past Year
The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion over the past 12 months, $310 billion below last month's $2.3 trillion estimate. This reduction can...
Donald Trump’s Universal Baseline Tariff
Former President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently suggested implementing a baseline tariff of 10 percent on all U.S...
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 9/11/2023: The next few years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Numerous...
Maya MacGuineas on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently joined Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" with Annmarie Hordern and Joe Mathieu to discuss the chances of a...
Budget Experts’ Prediction of a Government Shutdown
We expect there will be an awful lot of talk about a government shutdown in the coming weeks and months, so we decided to create a highly unscientific...
Fact-Checking the First 2024 GOP Primary Debate
In the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle, candidates made a number of claims relating to fiscal policy, the...