Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Washington Monument

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.
Mar 25, 2010 | Budgets & Projections

Time to Get Started: Final Three Appointees to the Fiscal Commission and Executive Director Named

Today Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed the final three members to National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform: Rep. John Spratt (D-S.C.),...
Read More +
Mar 25, 2010 | Budget Process| Health Care

Ping Pong on Reconciliation: Senate Votes to Pass Reconciliation Measure, House Must Now Vote Again

The Senate passed the reconciliation bill on health care bill reform (that includes student loan provisions) this afternoon by a vote of 56 to 43....
Read More +
Mar 25, 2010 | Budgets & Projections

The Costs of Current Policies

This morning, we released our review of CBO's Analysis of the President's Budget, which discusses the budget implications of the President's FY 2011...
Read More +
Mar 24, 2010 | Budget Process

Spring Arrives: Bring Out the Baseball Caps--And the Budget Caps

Signaling bipartisan support for much-needed spending restraint, more than 100 members of the House and Senate are sponsoring legislation that would...
Read More +
Mar 23, 2010 | Health Care

President Signs Health Care Reform Bill

Earlier this afternoon, President Obama signed the health care bill into law. Over the past year, CRFB has offered continuous commentary and opinions...
Read More +
Mar 22, 2010 | Budgets & Projections| Budget Process| Health Care

‘Line’ Items: March Madness Edition

The madness tipped off last week – Across the country curious spectators kept constant tabs on the latest action, scores were breathlessly...
Read More +
Mar 22, 2010 | Budgets & Projections| Health Care

Gimmick, Responsible Budgeting, or Something in Between?

There has been a great deal of discussion about certain parts of the health care bill and whether or not they constitute budget gimmickry (see here...
Read More +
Mar 22, 2010 | Economics

Bank Failures Pass 200 Mark

On Friday evening, the FDIC reported that it has taken over an additional seven banks (State Bank of Aurora, First Lowndes Bank, Bank of Hiawassee,...
Read More +
Mar 22, 2010 | Health Care

House Passes Health Care Bill

Last night, the House passed the Senate health care reform bill by a vote of 219 to 212. In the next couple days, the President will sign the bill,...
Read More +
Mar 22, 2010

Weekend Editorial Roundup

 Here are the highlights from this weekend’s editorials on fiscal and budget policy:Shortly after the House passed the Senate health care...
Read More +

Pages