string: My results give one way to interpret the empirical evidence from Baker et al. (2012) that suggests that fiscal policy uncertainty has been an important force behind the fall in consumption, investment, and output that we have seen during the Great Recession. In addition, my model is consistent with the relatively small effects reported by Fernández-Villaverde et al. (2012b) and Born and Pfeifer (2011) since both studies do not consider the impact of the ZLB. A complementary strand of literature examines the effects of expected fiscal consolidation. Work by Denes, Eggertsson, and Gilbukh (2012) shows that the form of a fiscal consolidation can determine the effectiveness of changes in fiscal policy when the ZLB binds. Bi, Leeper, and Leith (2012), show that uncertainty about the timing and form of a fiscal consolidation can have important effects on the economy.