#Federal Budget

The national party conventions always feature lots of expensive promises, generally with little or no attention given to how they would be financed -- or even how the federal government might pay for the services and support it has already…

The Congressional Budget Office has released 30-year projections that underscore the need for presidential and congressional candidates to offer credible plans for comprehensive budget reform. “Americans like to think we put a high priority on strengthening the country and looking…

U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) will discuss her approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…

U.S. congressional candidate Jack Flanagan will discuss his approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 11 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…

With Congress already struggling to pass annual appropriations bills in a timely fashion this year, contentious gun debates sparked by last week’s mass shooting in Orlando have added further complications. On Monday the Senate rejected four competing gun-related measures --…

U.S. Senate candidate Jim Rubens will discuss his approach to the federal government’s fiscal challenges in an interview that will air online tomorrow at 11 a.m., as part of Fiscal Fridays, the public affairs television series on the New Hampshire-based…

A recent report by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings promotes recommendations to address challenges in an era of incomplete access to retirement plans, generally stagnant income growth and a Social Security program with unsustainable…

A top priority for lawmakers before leaving Capitol Hill next month for the presidential nominating conventions is reconciling differences over funding to combat the Zika virus. The administration has requested $1.9 billion. It also says funding for fighting the Zika…