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.
Maya MacGuineas on When Debt Becomes a Problem
Committee President Maya MacGuineas recently took part in a explainer video by the Wall Street Journal, "When Does US Debt Become Genuinely Bad?"...
Income Growth Would Slow Due to Rising Debt
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) finds rising debt will slow economic growth and result in lower incomes than they would be...
Marc Goldwein on CBS Evening News Plus
The Committee's Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director, Marc Goldwein, recently appeared on CBS Evening News Plus to discuss the recent...
Tariffs Won’t Cover OBBBA’s Costs
Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that recent tariff policies would reduce deficits by $2.5 to $3 trillion through 2035...
CMS Takes Important Steps to Recover Overpayments from Medicare Advantage
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced it was expanding its efforts to audit Medicare Advantage (MA) plans’ risk...
Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill
Note: (06/23/2025) Some categorizations and numbers in the Ways and Means' section of the table below have been updated to more accurately reflect the...
Permanent House Tax Cuts Come with $5.2 Trillion Price Tag
Note: (06/23/2025) Some categorizations and numbers in the table below have been updated to more accurately reflect the bill's potential impact. The...
CBO Estimates $3 Trillion of Debt from House-Passed OBBBA
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released an updated cost estimate for the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) today, projecting that...
Fiscal Commission Act Reintroduced in the House
Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, recently reintroduced the Fiscal Commission...
What Would It Take to Reach “Big, Beautiful, Balance”?
If policymakers enact the House-passed reconciliation bill, they will need to find at least $17 trillion in savings to balance the budget. President...
House Reconciliation Bill Barely Slows Spending Growth
Although the concurrent budget resolution called for the House to cut mandatory spending by $2 trillion over the next decade, the House-passed One Big...
Maya MacGuineas on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with hosts Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss the House budget...