Budget Process and Rules
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Giving Taxpayers a Receipt
Just in time for Tax Day on Monday, the White House website has launched a taxpayer receipt. By entering what one has paid in federal taxes, the new...
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Finally, We Have a Budget for This Year
The House and Senate today approved of legislation funding the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year, ratifying the agreement reached...
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Between the ‘Line’s: Paths, Deadlines, Ceilings and Receipts
House GOP Budget Unveiled – On Tuesday, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) unveiled his fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, titled “The...
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Rep. Quigley Promotes Budget Process Reform
In a reprise of last year, Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL) recently reintroduced his bill to create a more transparent budget regime and reform the...
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Scales Tip Among Senate GOP for Balanced Budget Amendment
Today Senate Republicans unveiled legislation (S.J. Res 10) to adopt a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution that has the support of all...
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‘Line’ Items: Blossoms Edition
In Bloom – Spring is officially here, though the weather would have one think otherwise. Frigid temperatures and even a little snow in the Washington...
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Budget Process Reform Gets Attention on Capitol Hill
Everyone can recognize that the budget process is broken, but unfortunately not much has been done so far to fix it. Work such as the Peterson-Pew...
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‘Line’ Items: Stopgaps, Limits, Higher Powers and the Moment of Truth
Lots of Stopgaps, Little in Closing the Fiscal Gap – Washington averted a government shutdown last week by agreeing on a two-week continuing...
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Clever Accounting in the 2012 Budget
So you (and we) don’t have to, Jason likes to spend his time looking into arcane federal education budget issues. In this case he’s writing about a...
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Budget Process Reform in the President’s Budget
Welcome to our fourth installment in our FY 2012 budget blog series! In this one, we'll focus on any budget process proposals in the budget. Chapter...
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‘Line’ Items: Valentine’s/Budget Day Edition
Share the Love – Today’s the big day: messages will be sent, some will be showered with love, and others will feel left out. Of course, today is...
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Bipartisan Commission Proposed to Eliminate Wasteful Government Programs
Yesterday, a bipartisan group of four Representatives introduced legislation to establish a permanent sunset commission. Representatives Jim Cooper (D...