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.
Between the ‘Line’s: Limits, Meetings, Triggers, and Cloture
Bumping Up on the Debt Ceiling – On Monday, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner sent a letter to congressional leaders saying that his department this...
Senate Finance Committee Discusses Enforcement Mechanisms
Since President Obama put the idea of a debt trigger in the public's mind, it has become a hot topic. Third Way recently put out a piece detailing...
MY VIEW: Bill Frenzel and Charlie Stenholm
In an op-ed in The Hill today, CRFB co-chairs Bill Frenzel and Charlie Stenholm propose a fiscally responsible approach to raising the debt ceiling...
Concord Coalition Looks at Budget Process Reform Proposals
From the President's recent deficit-reduction framework to policy forums on Capitol Hill, budget process reform has recently become an increasingly...
‘Line’ Items: Two Weddings and a Burial Edition
Wedding Vows and Vows Kept – Last week the royal wedding in England between William and Kate garnered a great deal of attention on this side of the...
Adm. Mike Mullen on Debt and Defense Spending
The Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, made some important statements recently regarding our national debt and defense...
The Onion Fills in Gaps in Obama Framework
Last week we issued an analysis of the fiscal framework that President Obama recently unveiled. We noted that, while it was a strong step in the right...
Live Webcast: The Moment of Truth
At 3:15 p.m. today, as part of the New America Foundation's 2011 Retreat, Slate Group Chairman Jacob Weisberg will moderate The Moment of Truth...
MY VIEW: Maya MacGuineas April 29 2011
Today's Washington Post features an op-ed by CRFB president Maya MacGuineas on ways to improve President Obama's debt failsafe proposal. She writes...
Targeting Budget Process, Triggering Fiscal Progress
“Trigger” has become the term du jour in the budget world as of late, particularly as it relates to the debt limit, and it doesn’t refer to shooting...
Senator Reid In Favor of 'Deficit Cap' in Debt Limit Increase
Yesterday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), proposed adding a "deficit cap" to forthcoming legislation to increase the debt ceiling. While...
Stimulus Provisions: Extended or Not?
In early 2009, lawmakers enacted an economic stimulus package to help stem the economic freefall which was shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs per...