Apr 20, 2021 | Taxes
Repealing the SALT Cap Would be More Regressive than the TCJA
Recently, a number of Members of Congress have called for repealing the current $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. Many off...
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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.
Apr 20, 2021 | Budget Process
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 4/20/2021: On March 11, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan, enacted through budget reconciliation, which includes an extension...
Apr 20, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
GAO Releases Long-Term Budget Outlook
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published its latest report on the nation’s long-term fiscal outlook. Once again, GAO...
Apr 19, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Committee Sends Congress a Briefing Book on the Budget
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget recently shared our updated "Briefing Book for a Fiscally Responsible 117th Congress" ...
Apr 16, 2021 | Budget Process
Maya MacGuineas: Make the budget committees great again
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an ...
Apr 16, 2021 | Taxes
Maya MacGuineas on CNN Discussing the Corporate Tax Rate
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas appeared on CNN's "New Day" to discuss raising the corporate tax rate to...
Apr 14, 2021
Illustrating the Case for Trust Fund Solutions
Some of the nation’s most important government programs are financed with dedicated revenue sources using federal trust funds. As we identified...
Apr 14, 2021 | Budget Process
Burchett and Case Reintroduce RAFT Act
Establishing fiscal goals, including debt targets, is one proactive way to begin to tackle our nation's unsustainable fiscal...
Apr 13, 2021 | Other Spending
What Would the American Jobs Plan Mean for the Debt?
Recently, President Joe Biden unveiled his American Jobs Plan focused on upgrading and repairing America’s physical infrastructure,...
Apr 13, 2021 | Other Spending
Watch: Committee Policy Analyst Alexander Holt Testifies on Student Debt's Burden on Borrowers and the Economy
On April 13, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget policy analyst Alexander Holt testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing...