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.
Tell the Truth About Social Security: Featured Op-Eds
In support of the goal of raising awareness among the public on how Social Security works and the realities of the financial pressure the program is...
Tell the Truth About Social Security: Events
As part of our work to raise public awareness and engagement around Social Security’s worsening outlook, Tell the Truth About Social Security has...
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CBO Estimates Trump Class Battleships to Cost $275 Billion Over 30 Years
Last week, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published an estimate of the potential cost of constructing the Navy’s newly proposed, nuclear...
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12-Month Rolling Deficit is $1.9 Trillion in July 2026
The federal government borrowed $1.9 trillion over the past 12 months according to new estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Based on...
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National Health Expenditures Continue to Rise
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the latest National Health Expenditures (NHEs) projections, estimating health...
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Marc Goldwein's Senate Testimony on Addressing Social Security Solvency
On August 5, 2026, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director Marc Goldwein testified before the...
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Part D Costs on the Rise Due to IRA's Benefit Redesign
The Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) Medicare Part D drug benefit redesign will cost much more than originally estimated, according to the...
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What's in the Budgeting for a Better America Act?
Representatives Steve Womack (R-AR), Ed Case (D-HI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), and Scott Peters (D-CA) – members of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum (BFF) –...
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Health Fraud Bill Would Save $168 Billion
When it comes to fighting fraud, sometimes you have to spend money to save money. Last week, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX)...
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Section 301 & 338 Tariffs Replace Less Than 60% of Lost IEEPA Revenue
NOTE (August 20, 2026): CBO estimated that changes in trade policy through July 31, 2026 increase projected primary deficits by $0.7 trillion and...
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A Flat-Rate COLA for Social Security
As part of our Trust Fund Solutions Initiative, which introduces novel ideas to shore up the Social Security, Medicare, and Highway programs, we...
The 10-year Treasury Yield Eclipsed 4.6%
The 10-year Treasury note surpassed 4.6% today, 45 basis points above projections from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and more than 60% higher...