Today, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its updated 10-year projections for the federal budget and the U.S. economy, providing a timely reminder less than two weeks before the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign that the federal…
Last week, Congress enacted the remaining six annual discretionary appropriations bills for FY 2024, finally concluding the “regular” appropriations cycle for the current year (which is already 6 months underway). Combined, this second 6-bill “minibus” (H.R.2882, The Further Consolidated Appropriations…
This week, Congress enacted six of the twelve annual discretionary appropriations bills for FY 2024 (which is already 5 months underway). Combined, this 6-bill “minibus” provides roughly one-quarter of total discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year. Legislative text for…
