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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.
Democrats, Republicans, Economists All Want to Replace the Sequester
With the March 1 deadline of sequestration only nine days away, lawmakers should work toward developing a plan that would replace the across-the-board...
Media Coverage and Support of New Simpson Bowles Framework
Yesterday at a Politico Playbook Breakfast, former Fiscal Commission Co-Chairs Erskine Bowles and Senator Alan Simpson put forward a new proposal...
MY VIEW: Alan Simpson February 2013
Responding to a U.S. News and World Report "Debate Club" question on the new framework from former Fiscal Commission co-chairs Alan Simpson and...
Line Items: Presidents Edition
Honoring Leaders – We celebrated President’s Day on Monday, the day we recognize those who have led this great nation. The House and Senate are...
Simpson and Bowles Release $2.4 Trillion Deficit Reduction Framework
Today, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and Moment of Truth Project co-founders Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson have released a new framework...
The Can Kicks Back Does the "Harlem Shake"
There is a new internet sensation called the "Harlem Shake" and The Can Kicks Back millennial campaign has followed up with their own video to promote...
Third Way Calls for $1.9 Trillion of Deficit Reduction
Today, Third Way has released their analysis of the February CBO Economic and Budget Update, reaching a similar conclusion to our report on the new...
MY VIEW: Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson February 2013
In an op-ed in today's Politico, former Fiscal Commission co-chairs and CRFB board members Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson argue that there is a...
Senate Democratic Proposal and Other Plans to Replace the Sequester
Update: This post has been updated as of February 27, 2013 to reflect new proposals from the Senate Republicans With time running out before the...
Our Reaction to the State of the Union
Last night, President Obama delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term. The President's speech covered a wide range of issues...
House Ways and Means Committee Presses Forward
The Hill is reporting that the House Ways and Means Committee will take the next step in creating a broad tax reform plan by announcing 11 separate...
Previewing the State of the Union
At 9:00 PM E.T. tonight, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to Congress. With many fiscal issues left to be resolved in the...