Jun 18, 2018 | Other Spending
Options for the Pension Committee to Consider
As we recently explained, proposals from the Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Plans could include considerable costs. The Joint...
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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.
Jun 15, 2018 | Other Spending
Appropriations Watch: FY 2019
Last Updated 6/18/2018
Congress began appropriations work for FY 2019 in April. The enactment of the 2018 Bipartisan Budget Act increased defense...
Jun 15, 2018 | Taxes
After Tax Reform, Tax Expenditures Remain Costly
The Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) recently released its latest tax expenditure estimates. The report shows that despite the 2017 tax law, ...
Jun 12, 2018 | Health Care
Medicare Advantage Proposal Reforms Benefits and the Bidding Process
The Medicare Trustees recently delivered a reminder of the importance of reducing Medicare costs. As Steven M. Lieberman, Loren Adler,...
Jun 11, 2018 | Other Spending
CRFB on Facing the Future: Federal Investment in Children is Dwindling
Children are getting an increasingly small share of the federal budget, even as we are burdening them with immense debt. In an episode of the Concord...
Jun 8, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Gene Steuerle: Why Government Budget Estimates Are Often Wrong
Dr. Eugene (Gene) Steuerle is the Richard B. Fisher chair and Institute Fellow at the Urban Institute and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...
Jun 8, 2018 | Social Security
Marc Goldwein: As Demagogues Squawk, Clock is Ticking on Social Security
Marc Goldwein is the Senior Vice President and Senior Policy Director for the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He recently wrote an ...
Jun 8, 2018 | Social Security
WATCH: What's Next for Social Security?
The Social Security Trustees released their latest projections and findings this week on the financial state of the program. On Friday, June 8, the...
Jun 8, 2018 | Social Security
Design Your Own Social Security Plan
Social Security provides income security to millions of beneficiaries, but is on a road toward insolvency. The latest official projections show...
Jun 7, 2018 | Other Spending
Does the Rescissions Bill Cut $15 Billion in Spending?
The President recently updated and revised his request to rescind some spending, removing some cuts from the proposal and clarifying others....
Mitch Daniels: That Entitlements Can is Getting Heavier, and We’re Running Out of Road
Mitch Daniels is the president of Purdue University, a former governor of Indiana, a former director of the Office of Management and Budget, and a co...
Jun 6, 2018 | Social Security
How Old Will You Be When Social Security's Funds Run Out?
The Social Security Trust Funds are on a path to run out. Use this tool to find out what you stand to lose unless Washington acts.
If you're...
Jun 5, 2018 | Social Security
A Quick Take on the 2018 Social Security and Medicare Trustees Reports
The Social Security and Medicare Trustees have released their reports on the financial state of the respective programs. Below is...
Jun 5, 2018 | Other Spending
VA Cap Adjustment Could Cost Over $55 Billion
The VA MISSION Act that passed both Houses of Congress last month may get a whole lot more expensive. As part of the Veterans Affairs (VA)...
CBO Economic Forecasts Are Similar to the Consensus, Unlike OMB
The Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) analysis of the President's Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 budget found that the President's policies would still...
May 24, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
CBO Releases Estimate of the President's Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President's 2019 budget today. The estimates show debt would continue to rise...
May 24, 2018 | Budget Process
WATCH: Maya MacGuineas Testifies Before Budget Process Committee
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget president Maya MacGuineas testified before the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process...
May 18, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Congress Has Never Failed to Propose a Budget
There has never been a year where at least one of the two congressional Budget Committees have not proposed a budget.
Since the modern budget...
May 17, 2018 | Budgets & Projections
Paul & Sanford Introduce Penny Plans
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Representative Mark Sanford (R-SC) have introduced “penny plans” that would balance the budget within a decade through a...
May 16, 2018 | Other Spending
VA Health Bill Should Be Offset
The House will vote this week on a bill that would temporarily extend then replace the Veterans Choice Program, which allows veterans facing...
