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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.
CBO Score Shows Senate OBBBA Adds Over $3.9 Trillion to Debt
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just published their “current policy” score of the Senate reconciliation bill, showing the bill would add about...
Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt
As it currently stands, the Senate reconciliation bill is likely to add $3.5 to $4.2 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, based on our...
OBBBA Would Accelerate Social Security & Medicare Insolvency
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees estimated in their 2025 annual reports on the programs that the retirement and hospital trust funds will...
Maya MacGuineas Joins Prof G Markets to Discuss Tax Bill
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently joined the Prof G Markets podcast with hosts Scott Galloway and Ed Elson...
Higher Education Savings Options Compliant with Reconciliation Rules
The Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is currently undergoing the " Byrd bath," in which the Senate Parliamentarian offers...
Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria"
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Fox Business' "Mornings With Maria" to break down the One...
CEA’s Fantastical Economic Assumptions
The White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) released a report today claiming the Senate’s proposed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act...
Marc Goldwein on CBS Evening News Plus
The Committee's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, recently appeared on CBS Evening News Plus to discuss the current...
Senate Proposes $4.2 Trillion of Tax Cuts
Note: the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) has put together a current law score of the Senate Finance Committee tax proposals, which roughly match...
OBBBA Would Cost More on a Dynamic Basis, Says CBO
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its dynamic score of the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), finding that the bill would...
Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2025 Reports
Note: We have published our analyses of the Social Security and Medicare Trustees' Reports. The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their...
OBBBA’s 30-Year Price Tag
The House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) would add $3 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034 as written and $5 trillion if made...