As a recent Chicago Tribune editorial noted, most House members chose last month to “put partisanship above progress on the nation’s debt” by supporting budget plans favored only by one party or the other. But 38 lawmakers voted for bipartisan…
On today's federal tax filing deadline, it just so happens that Congress and the Administration have been thinking of different ways to raise tax burdens on the rich. (more…)
Although spending cuts in last year’s Budget Control Act (BCA) lead to an improved fiscal outlook, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reminded policymakers this week that the larger long-term budget challenges remain.The law targets discretionary spending and, under two different…
A rare display of bipartisan fiscal cooperation broke out on Capitol Hill last week when 38 House members (22 Democrats and 16 Republicans) braved an onslaught of interest group pressure to vote in favor of a budget resolution designed to…
