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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Principles for Fighting Waste, Fraud, Errors, and Abuse in Reconciliation
As the House considers whether to move forward on a new reconciliation package, there is talk of using reconciliation to significantly reduce...
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Saving MEDICARE Act Would Dramatically Reduce MA Overpayments
Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and 44 cosponsors recently introduced the Saving Medicare Enrollees from Deceptive Insurers and Creating Ample...
Even Fiscal Doves Now Worry About the Debt
The national debt is on an unsustainable path and represents a growing threat to the budget and economy. Increasingly, even former “fiscal doves” are...
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House Highway Bill Costs At Least $100-$235 Billion Over a Decade
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently approved a five-year reauthorization of surface transportation programs – the BUILD...
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Marc Goldwein: Social Security is set to go insolvent unless leaders can make tough decisions on reform
Marc Goldwein is the senior vice president and senior policy director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an opinion...
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GAO Calls for ‘Urgent and Sustained Action’ on National Debt
In its new report, “ The Nation’s Fiscal Health,” the Government Accountability Office (GAO) projects the national debt will rise to 251 percent of...
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Maya MacGuineas: Social Security and Medicare are unsustainable. Kansas, Missouri need action
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. She recently wrote an opinion piece for the Kansas City Star, an...
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Reconciliation 3.0 Should Be For Deficit Reduction
As lawmakers begin discussions over advancing a third budget reconciliation bill in the 119 th Congress, they should keep focus on the country’s...
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Event Recap: Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds
On June 10, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted an online webinar, Checking in on the Social Security & Medicare Trust Funds. The...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2026
Note: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 6/11/26: On April 30, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill...
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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create Commission to Address Social Security Insolvency
Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK) and Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) recently introduced the Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act, legislation that would...
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Social Security and Medicare Trustees Release 2026 Reports
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports today, finding that both programs have significantly worse financial outlooks...