Jul 30, 2021 | Other Spending
Appropriations Watch: FY 2021
Updated 7/30/2021: The House passed an emergency supplemental appropriations measure of $1.9 billion, intended to to address security concerns at the...
Blog | July 2021
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.
Jul 30, 2021 | Budget Process
Fiscal State of the Nation Introduced in the Senate and House
Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Jacky Rosen...
Policymakers Shouldn't Attach More Borrowing to a Debt Ceiling Increase
The debt ceiling, or the statutory limit on the total amount of debt the federal government can accrue, is set to come back on August 1 after...
Jul 29, 2021 | Other Spending
What's in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?
UPDATE 8/5: We have published a new summary of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act based on a recently published score from the...
Jul 28, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Trust Fund Solutions Would Be Pro-Growth
In our recent paper “The Case for Trust Fund Solutions,” we showed that making the Social Security, Medicare, and highway trust funds solvent would...
Jul 26, 2021 | Health Care
Two Ways to Reduce Prescription Drug Costs
High and rising prescription drug costs are contributing to the budgetary pressure faced by the federal government. Also, a significant...
Jul 22, 2021 | Health Care
Can Medicare Advantage Reforms Save the Trust Fund?
The Medicare Part A Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund is only six years from insolvency according to the Congressional Budget Office...
Jul 22, 2021 | Budget Process
Kent Conrad: Congress should reinstate the 'Conrad Rule' to prevent abuse of budget reconciliation
Kent Conrad is a former senator from North Dakota, a former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...
True Cost of Budget Plan Could Exceed $5 Trillion
The Senate may soon move forward on reconciliation instructions to allow for the enactment of $3.5 trillion in new spending and tax breaks (on top of...
Jul 8, 2021
Maya MacGuineas on Fox Business Discussing the Growing National Debt
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas joined “Mornings with Maria" on Fox Business to discuss the status of COVID...