Congressional Budgets
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Warner Amendment Would Restore Program Integrity Funding
The Senate is undergoing vote-a-rama, an annual event where the Senate considers hundreds of amendments before voting on the budget resolution. Of the...
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Senate Amends Budget Resolution in Committee
While considering the FY 2016 budget, the Senate Budget Committee voted on about 50 amendments before passing the budget resolution on a party line 12...
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Reconcilia-what?
Although the numbers in the budget resolution draw a lot of attention, one of the most impactful parts of the resolution deals with budget process...
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Van Hollen Releases House Democratic FY 2016 Alternative
House Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) yesterday released the House Democratic alternative budget, which provides similar...
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Spending and Revenue in the FY 2016 House Budget
House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) released his FY 2016 budget yesterday, outlining a framework that would significantly reduce the debt...
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An Overview of the FY16 House Republican Budget
This morning, House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price released his FY 2016 budget proposal, "A Balanced Budget for a Stronger America." The budget...
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Maya MacGuineas Testifies in Front of Senate Budget Committee
Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, testified last Wednesday in front of the Senate Budget Committee for a...
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Fiscal Speed Bumps: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities
In the coming months and years, lawmakers will face a number of important budget-related deadlines, or Fiscal Speed Bumps, that will require...
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Budget Gimmicks in the CRomnibus Bill
The eagerly awaited $1.1 trillion "CRomnibus" bill was released yesterday, and given its far-reaching nature, many aspects are being scrutinized. From...
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A Drama-Less Happy Fiscal Year!
The calendar turns over for the federal government today as FY 2015 is underway. Unlike last year, which started with the government being shut down...