#Budget Process

Although elected officials must make politically difficult choices to put the government’s finances on a sustainable path, some reforms in the congressional budget process could help.And as several budget experts made clear in a recent panel discussion on Capitol Hill,…

Last Thursday, Congressman Reid Ribble invited The Concord Coalition to host a panel of experts on Capitol Hill to talk with congressional staffers gearing up for the annual budget process. (more…)

Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert L. Bixby offers two key suggestions for improving the congressional budget process: Plan ahead and pay the bills.Congress could start by simply following the rules and statutory requirements that are already in place, including the…

The House Budget Committee last week approved a bill on a bipartisan 22-10 vote that would switch the annual congressional budget process to a biennial (two-year) cycle.The legislation, introduced by Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.), a committee member, has attracted 100…

The House Budget Committee last week approved a bill on a bipartisan 22-10 vote that would switch the annual congressional budget process to a biennial (two-year) cycle. (more…)

As the Treasury resorts to “extraordinary measures” to avoid defaulting on some financial obligations, Congress has continued to struggle with the necessary but embarrassing task of raising the federal debt limit.Today the House finally took action, narrowly passing a year-long…

The $1.1 trillion spending bill for Fiscal 2014, signed into law late last week by President Obama, demonstrates that compromise and bipartisan cooperation are still possible in Washington -- so long as the two parties set a very low bar…

Another week has passed with no substantial progress reported towards a federal budget for the fiscal year that began nearly two months ago. Lawmakers began their Thanksgiving breaks last week, although private discussions on the budget were said to be…