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In the weeks ahead, climate change and energy issues are likely to be in the news again. Recently there has been much discussion on Capitol Hill about a potential bipartisan climate change proposal in the Senate. Energy issues were also…

The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that calls for deficits to be reduced $671 billion below the levels in the President’s budget over five years. The resolution envisions that deficits will be reduced to 3% of GDP…

Prior to the April recess, the Senate failed to approve a month-long extension of unemployment and COBRA health insurance benefits. Upon returning, however, the Senate reached agreement on a two-month extension of the benefits. The House then approved the measure,…

One of the first post-recess priorities for the Appropriations Committees in Congress will likely be considering legislation for “supplemental” spending in the current fiscal year. Supplemental spending bills are usually considered each spring and are intended to provide funding for…

The Senate Budget Committee announced today that it would mark up a budget resolution beginning on Wednesday. At press time, however, the House was still considering whether or not to go forward with a budget resolution this year. (more…)

Recently on The Concord Coalition Blog, The Tabulation, Chief Economist Diane Lim Rogers examined how difficult it will for President Obama to both keep his pledge to reduce the deficit to around 3 percent of GDP annually and to not…

There are several key issues to watch in this year’s budget and appropriations process. The goal is to have all of the appropriations bills signed into law by the President by Oct. 1, the start of the new fiscal year.…

As Congress returns from its two-week recess, budget issues will be at the top of the agenda. We will be hearing a lot about the President’s budget, the Congressional Budget resolution, and appropriations bills. These terms are frequently used together,…