Tonight’s State of the Union address will kick off a new season of discussion and debate over the nation’s fiscal situation and possible budget reforms to curb the rising federal debt while still supporting economic growth. Ideally, the President will…
The new Congress is re-fighting last year’s battle over immigration and Homeland Security funding for Fiscal 2015, which is now already three and a half months old. Stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to expire…
The 114th Congress convenes today with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate for the first time in President Obama’s presidency, underscoring the importance of bipartisanship in dealing with the nation’s key fiscal challenges. These challenges remain significant, despite the…
Well over two months into the current fiscal year, Congress has finally approved a single massive spending plan that funds most of the government for the rest of Fiscal 2015. This is better than the alternatives: another government shutdown or…
