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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.
Durbin Voices His Support for Entitlement Reform
In a Wall Street Journal breakfast yesterday, Senate Majority Whip and former Fiscal Commission member Dick Durbin (D-IL) reiterated his support for...
The Government Funding Bill: Winners and Losers
The field has been narrowed from 68 to 64 teams, and the NCAA Tournament is ready to kick off in full this afternoon. But the Big Dance isn't the only...
Updated Report: The Case for the Chained CPI
Earlier this month, we reported on CBO’s updated cost estimate for switching to the chained CPI to provide a more accurate measure of inflation for...
Line Items: Spring into Madness Edition
Madness Returns – It’s that time of year again. Predictions are made and office pools are formed. Yes, budget wonks are pitting budget against budget...
Chairman Camp Eyes State and Local Tax Deduction
Yesterday, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) took a hard look at the deduction for state and local income taxes at a hearing on...
CBO: Approaches for Scaling Back DoD's Budget Plans
It is a well-known fact that the U.S. spends a sizeable amount on defense, more than the next 15 countries combined, including China and Russia. But...
Republican Study Committee Adds to the Alternative Budgets
Yesterday, the House Republican Study Committee (RSC) released its " Back to Basics" budget, which aims to balance the budget in four years instead of...
The Most Misleading Chart You'll See This Week
Late last week, the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released the annual Economic Report of the President outlining the Administration's latest...
Van Hollen Releases House Democrats' Alternative Budget
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, has released an alternative budget on behalf of House Democrats, " Jobs...
MY VIEW: Judd Gregg March 2013
Last week, the House Republicans and Senate Democrats put out their FY 2014 budgets, showing two different approaches to tackling deficit reduction...
Job Announcement: Senior Policy Analyst
Frequent reader of the blog? The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) is seeking to add a new member to our policy team. We are looking...
MedPAC: The Time is Now for SGR Repeal
We've discussed many times before the important role entitlement reform plays in addressing our long-term debt. As the baby boomer generation...