#Budget Process

With the continuing resolution (CR) that currently funds government agencies set to expire on Friday, policymakers will need to reach agreement this week on a new resolution to avoid a government shutdown.Yesterday Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee proposed yet…

As the political squabbling has continued over proposed cuts in a small part of the federal budget, dozens of fiscal, economic experts and business leaders renewed calls for President Obama and Congress to begin serious talks aimed at developing a…

Budget-watchers in Washington are interested to see how Republican Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, will write a budget to achieve the sometimes conflicting aims of his conference.Republicans say voter anger over deficits last fall helped them take…

Budget-watchers in Washington are quite interested in how Republican Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee, will write a budget that will achieve the numerous and sometimes conflicting aims of his conference. (more…)

With unsustainable deficits projected over the coming decade, President Obama and the House of Representatives should embrace a call from 64 senators of both parties to “engage in a broader discussion about a comprehensive deficit reduction package.”The need for such…

The same deficit fundamentals that have stymied Democratic lawmakers and President Obama now confront House Republicans. Their new chairman of the Budget Committee, Paul Ryan, faces a difficult job in producing a budget resolution that dramatically improves the deficit picture…

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns in a new report that delay in raising the debt limit could negatively impact markets and borrowing costs.The debt limit does not constrain the ability of the government to run deficits, but its ability…

Appropriations are on the agenda this week as Congress returns from the Presidents' Day recess. With the continuing resolution (CR) that is currently funding government agencies set to expire on Friday, a government shutdown will occur unless a new CR…