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.
Health Care Reform Has Its First Birthday
One year ago on Wednesday, the health care reform legislation (or PPACA, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) was passed by Congress...
Will It Take a Crisis?
In a new paper released by The Pew Charitable Trusts, George Mason University Professor (and Peterson-Pew Commission consultant) Paul Posner addresses...
We Could've Told You...
Last week, CBO showed that the President's Budget was way too optimistic about its projections of deficits and debt. But CBO's findings would not have...
CNN Money Exclusive: Deficit Pessimist Sees Hope for a Deal
In her latest commentary for CNN Money, CRFB president Maya MacGuineas expresses increasing - but still cautious - optimism about the possibility of a...
CBO Projects Slightly Smaller Deficits under Current Law
Along with CBO's preliminary analysis of the President's Budget on Friday came an update in CBO's baseline, which actually shows a $234 billion...
‘Line’ Items: March of Madness Edition
Madness in Washington – The down-to-the-wire finishes, Hail Marys and upsets in DC weren’t confined to the Verizon Center. Capitol Hill is...
64 Senators Call On President Obama to Lead on Deficit and Engage in Broader Discussion
Today, a bipartisan group of 64 Senators sent a letter to President Obama urging him to show leadership on reducing the federal deficit and to take a...
CBO Releases Analysis of President's Budget
CBO has just released their preliminary analysis of the President's Budget. Be sure to check back to CRFB and The Bottom Line soon for more analysis...
A Bipartisan Call for Action on Proposed Terminations and Reductions
Rep. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would force Congress to hold an up-or-down vote on...
Marc Goldwein: Fix The Deficit? We Can Do That
This article was originally published by TIME Magazine. It's rare that those of us concerned about the nation's fiscal course come bearing good news...
MarketWatch: March 14-17, 2011
U.S. Interest Rates: What is "Normal"? Throughout the week, worried investors once again turned to U.S. Treasury instruments as safe haven investments...