Budget Process

Playoffs in Full Swing – The Packers packed it in; the Broncos got busted; the Saints went marching out; and Houston had a problem as the NFL Playoffs...

House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) will discuss budget process reform today at 1 pm ET at a...

As we reported on The Bottom Line the other day, Republican members of the House released a set of 10 pieces of legislation they argue would improve...

Today, Reps. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the two leading members of the House Budget Committee, introduced a bill to give the...

We talked yesterday about the importance of keeping the trigger, or the automatic sequester of $1.2 trillion in spending cuts, in place in order to...

The President’s Plan for Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction included a detailed legislative proposal intended to enforce a declining path for the...

Congress is getting serious about considering reforms to the dysfunctional budget process. Last month the House Budget Committee held two hearings on...

Budget process reform is back in vogue. Coming on the heels of yesterday’s hearings about budget process in both the House and Senate, Senators Jeff...

The Senate Budget Committee is holding a hearing on budget process reform called "Improving the Budget Process: Strategies for More Effective...