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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Cutting the Smallest and Slowest Growing Part of the Budget
President Trump's March budget release will reportedly increase defense spending next year by $54 billion and cut non-defense spending by the same...
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CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta Tells Face the Nation We Must “Put Everything on the Table”
CRFB Co-Chair Leon Panetta was on Face the Nation on CBS this Sunday. Among a variety of topics, the former Secretary of Defense, Director of the...
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10 Ideas to Improve the House GOP Obamacare Replacement
Last week, a draft House GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare") was leaked to several outlets, and some reports...
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Has Debt Gone Down By $12 Billion Since Trump Took Office?
On Twitter, President Trump claimed the national debt decreased by $12 billion during his first month in office, as opposed to increasing during...
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Is Trump Proposing One of the Largest Defense Increases in History?
In his joint address to Congress, President Trump said, "I am sending the Congress a budget that rebuilds the military, eliminates the defense...
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Join CRFB as We Live Tweet the President's Address to Congress
President Trump will give his first address before a joint session of Congress tonight at 9 PM Eastern time. CRFB will be live tweeting the speech...
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Options to Replace the ACA Cadillac Tax
As policymakers debate repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (ACA or "Obamacare"), disagreement remains over how to address the ACA's "...
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The House GOP's Plan for Obamacare Replacement
During a press conference on Thursday, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) previewed the House GOP plan that would repeal and replace substantial...
Daniels: National Debt is the Biggest Transcendent Issue We Face
CRFB Co-chair Mitch Daniels spoke with Bloomberg's David Westin on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Americas" today. He said that the national debt "is the single...
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Renacci, Kilmer, and Bipartisan Working Group Propose Bill Highlighting the “Fiscal State of the Nation”
Hoping to inspire a fiscal “wake-up call” in the new session of Congress, Representatives Jim Renacci (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), and 40 other...
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Three Trust Funds Face Insolvency in the Next Eight Years
We have made clear that President Trump faces a challenging fiscal situation now that he has entered office. As we laid out, part of that situation...
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Congressman Renacci Introduces “Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution”
Last month, Representative Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced the “ Budget Enforcement Awareness Resolution” in order to “restore integrity to budget...