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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Marcus: Silence on Fiscal Issues in SOTU is Regrettable
In an op-ed in the Washington Post, columnist Ruth Marcus laments the lack of discussion of fiscal issues in President Obama's State of the Union...
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Line Items: State of Flux Edition
Making a Statement – President Obama gave the State of the Union address on Tuesday. While he presented an optimistic message of action to promote...
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No Games With the Debt Limit
When Congress ended the government shutdown last October, they also suspended the debt ceiling through February 7th, which is now only a week away...
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The Budgetary Effect of the State of the Union
While the President's 2014 State of the Union address largely eschewed talking about fiscal policy directly, it did touch on a number of proposals...
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Has the Deficit Been Cut in Half?
Last night, President Obama gave his State of the Union address to Congress, which mentioned fiscal policy on a several occasions. As one of the...
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State of the Union: What We Heard
Yesterday, President Obama addressed the nation in his sixth State of the Union address. Unsurprisingly, the main focus of his speech was not on our...
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Pension Gimmick Rises Again
In yesterday's State of the Union address, the President called for extending unemployment benefits that expired in December, which would affect...
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Conference Agreement on Farm Bill Emerges
The threat of the " dairy cliff" is receding. On Monday, lawmakers in the farm bill conference committee emerged with an agreement that would save $17...
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CRFB Tweets and Fact Checks the State of the Union
Tonight at 8:00 PM, President Obama will address Congress and the nation in the State of the Union address. As he lays out his agenda for the next...
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What We Hope to Hear from the State of the Union
In the State of the Union address tonight, President Obama is not expected to focus heavily on fiscal issues or the national debt. However, in laying...
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Don't Use Gimmicks To Undo Military Reforms
Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced legislation expanding many veterans'...
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Is Wyden-Isakson the Future of Medicare?
Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and the presumptive incoming Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden (D-OR), have sponsored a new bill that...