Once again, the Congressional budget process broke down this year. The fiscal year ended last month without Congress passing a budget resolution or a single appropriations bill for the new fiscal year. Cliff Isenberg, chief budget counsel for The Concord…
Residents of a state accustomed to vetting presidential candidates demonstrated a strong interest last week in more responsible federal budget policies, showing up in force for programs focused on possible solutions to the nation's fiscal challenges.The programs in Des Moines,…
The government wrapped up Fiscal Year 2010 last week but let’s skip the champagne. The likely 2010 deficit of approximately $1.3 trillion and the previous year’s deficit of $1.4 trillion were the two largest federal deficits since World War II.But…
When Congress soon leaves the Capitol for the campaign trail, a long list of unfinished business will likely be left behind. This year will mark the first year since the modern budget process was created in 1974 that no budget…
