#Budget Process

The Senate has finally approved President Obama's nomination of Jack Lew to head the Office of Management and Budget. Sen. Mary Landrieu had held up the nomination since September because she objected to administration policies on oil and gas drilling.Having…

WASHINGTON -- The Concord Coalition today gave high marks to a budget plan released by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Debt Reduction Task Force and encouraged elected officials and the American public to carefully consider its proposals. (more…)

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…

Before leaving Washington last week until after the election, Congress passed a continuing resolution (CR) to prevent a government shutdown. This was necessary because Congress failed to pass any of the 12 appropriations bills needed to fund the government in…

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…)

Below are several developments we have been following since the last edition of the Washington Budget Report (sign up here) was published. (more…)

Last week President Obama nominated Jacob “Jack” Lew to be the new head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), replacing Peter Orszag, who is stepping down at the end of July. OMB is primarily responsible for developing the…