Mar 5, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
American Rescue Plan Could Set Stage for $4 Trillion of Debt
The American Rescue Plan Act is estimated to cost over $1.9 trillion through 2031, but the ultimate price tag could be twice as high if some of the...
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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.
Mar 3, 2021 | Other Spending
New Report Shows Troubling Outcomes for Short-Term-Education Programs
Yesterday, New America published a new report by Monique O. Ositelu measuring employment outcomes of students who obtained short-term-education ...
Feb 26, 2021 | Budget Process
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 2/26/2021: In late December, lawmakers enacted a combined omnibus appropriations bill and COVID-19 relief package. In addition to...
Feb 25, 2021 | Budget Process
Bill Hoagland: Reconciliation, corrupted by Congress: May it R.I.P.
G. William Hoagland is senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a member of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. He...
Feb 25, 2021 | Budgets & Projections
Economic Recovery is Behind Stable Near-Term Debt
While the Congressional Budget Office's latest budget outlook shows debt being larger than the size of the economy for the foreseeable...
Feb 24, 2021 | Other Spending
Four Key Elements of the American Rescue Plan
In light of the ongoing pandemic and economic crisis, there has been strong interest in pursuing further spending to expand vaccinations, contain the...
Feb 23, 2021 | Health Care
Three Ways to Lower Health Care Costs
There is broad agreement on the need to address high and rising health care costs and a growing consensus on potential sources of savings. At the...
Feb 22, 2021 | Other Spending
Five Ways to Improve the House COVID Relief Package
Recently, we put forward our principles for responsible COVID relief. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan currently under consideration in...
Feb 18, 2021
Remembering Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson
On Monday, February 15, Marriott International President and CEO Arne Sorenson passed away after a two-year battle against pancreatic cancer. Along...
Feb 18, 2021 | Other Spending
What's in the $1.9 Trillion House COVID Relief Bill?
The House of Representives is currently in the process of considering the next COVID relief bill. Nine of the 12 House committees have approved...