Prominent on the long list of unfinished business in Congress was confirmation of the President's nomination of Jack Lew to head the Office of Management and Budget. Two Senate committees with jurisdiction over the nomination held public hearings and promptly…
With the fiscal year nearly over, Congress unfortunately has not passed a budget resolution or enacted a single appropriations bill for the coming year. Attention has now turned to a continuing resolution to keep the government running after Sept. 30.…
Below are several developments we have been following since the last edition of the Washington Budget Report (sign up here) was published. (more…)
At a time when lawmakers are under public pressure to show greater fiscal responsibility, Congress has chosen to ignore its fundamental duty to pass a budget resolution for the coming year.Instead, some on Capitol Hill are talking about approving a…
