Discretionary Spending Archives - Page 11 of 20

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Congress Must Move Quickly on Budget, Debt Limit

Sep 10, 2013

Congress returned from recess Monday confronted by rapidly approaching fiscal deadlines. The Senate and House will both be in session only eight more days before the fiscal year ends Sept. 30. Lawmakers will need to quickly approve a spending plan…

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Lots To Do, Little Time To Do It In

Sep 9, 2013

Syria is not the only challenge Congress faces as it returns to Washington from its August recess. Monday was the first of only nine legislative days that both the Senate and House of Representatives will be in session before the…

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Eight Reasons Why America’s Fiscal Worries Aren’t Over

Aug 30, 2013

This year will mark the end of a four-year string of trillion-dollar-plus federal deficits that have troubled the American public and caused turmoil on Capitol Hill. (more…)

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Insolvency Threatens Highway Trust Fund

Jul 30, 2013

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) told lawmakers last week that the Highway Trust Fund would become insolvent in 2015 unless they further limit spending obligations or increase revenue dedicated to the fund.Over the next year the balances of the two…

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Rules Waived for ‘Emergency’ Spending on Border Security

Jul 2, 2013

The Senate passed a sweeping immigration bill last week aided by a costly amendment that directs $46.3 billion more to be spent on border security than under current law. The Senate waived its budget rules to pass the legislation.The Congressional…

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Pentagon Outlines Reductions Over Next Five Years

Jul 1, 2013

The Department of Defense has begun to scale back its operations to comply with $487 billion in spending cuts that were imposed by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA).The Army plans to remove combat forces from 12 bases and…

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Costly Immigration Amendment Indulges Old Habits

Jun 25, 2013

Legislation to revamp the nation’s immigration laws is on track for Senate approval this week after an expensive border security amendment passed a key procedural vote yesterday. The amendment would cut into the projected savings of the original legislation, providing…

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House Farm Bill Fails and Chaos Reigns

Jun 25, 2013

Last week the House of Representatives unexpectedly failed to pass a new 5-year farm bill. Without legislation, policies covering everything from crop insurance and commodity subsidies to conservation programs and food stamps will revert to the 1949 farm bill --…

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Large Gap Between House and Senate Spending Plans

Jun 25, 2013

House and Senate plans for appropriations bills for 2014 are currently about $91 billion apart, setting the stage for a possible government shutdown in October.Appropriations subcommittees in the House and Senate have released “302(b) suballocations” that break down levels for…

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Budget Drivers: Aging, Health Care and Interest

May 20, 2013

Projections from the Congressional Budget Office last week confirm that the most powerful factors in the current budget dynamic are aging, health care costs and interest on the growing federal debt – all things that Concord Coalition Executive Director Robert…

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GAO Highlights State and Local Fiscal Challenges

May 7, 2013

While Washington continues to struggle with its budget problems, state and local governments face growing fiscal challenges as well. These challenges will likely add to the demands on the federal government in the years ahead, complicating the already difficult task…

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For Once, Congress Works at Jet Speed

Apr 29, 2013

While Congress last week rushed through a measure to ease the effects of its automatic spending cuts on air travel, it unfortunately failed to fix the damage the budget sequester is inflicting on many other government programs and services.Rather than…

#Discretionary Spending

Congress Must Move Quickly on Budget, Debt Limit

Lots To Do, Little Time To Do It In

Eight Reasons Why America’s Fiscal Worries Aren’t Over

Insolvency Threatens Highway Trust Fund

Rules Waived for ‘Emergency’ Spending on Border Security

Pentagon Outlines Reductions Over Next Five Years

Costly Immigration Amendment Indulges Old Habits

House Farm Bill Fails and Chaos Reigns

Large Gap Between House and Senate Spending Plans

Budget Drivers: Aging, Health Care and Interest

GAO Highlights State and Local Fiscal Challenges

For Once, Congress Works at Jet Speed

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