#Budget Process

Today the House was expected to begin debating a continuing resolution (CR) to fund federal agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year. Most federal agencies are currently being funded at 2010 levels under a CR that expires March 4.The…

On Monday President Obama unveiled a proposed budget for Fiscal 2012 that failed to aggressively follow up on the recommendations of his bipartisan fiscal commission for sweeping tax and entitlement reforms.The President’s budget does make some tough choices on domestic…

Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) have introduced legislation to convert the annual budget and appropriations process into a two-year cycle. Under the Biennial Budget Appropriations Act (S. 211), the first year of the process would be dedicated…

Proposals from President Obama’s fiscal commission and other bipartisan panels that issued reports last year are drawing renewed attention as the new Congress gets to work.Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas), for example, has introduced a bill that would cut federal spending…

Last week the House adopted budget enforcement rules that restrict spending but exempt tax cuts. Included are rules that weaken PAYGO by excluding revenues, allow reconciliation to be used for deficit-financed tax cuts, permit the chairman of the Budget Committee…

This week Congress is expected to act on a continuing resolution (CR) that will fund most federal agencies at last year's levels through March 4. Action is necessary because neither the $1.09 trillion full-year CR passed by the House nor…

To allow federal agencies to continue operating through Dec. 18, Congress last week approved another continuing resolution. The House approved the measure 239-178 and the Senate gave it unanimous consent. President Obama signed it into law on Saturday.A new continuing…

This week the House and Senate are expected to act on a new continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown. The current resolution expires on Friday, and unfortunately Congress has yet to enact a single one of the twelve appropriations…