House of Representatives

Today is a busy day for budget and fiscal policy, especially for us at CRFB. Not only do we have our " The Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis" forum...

Today the House Budget Committee convened a hearing on the burden of mounting national debt on the country and how to address it. The committee heard...

CRFB would like to give much praise to Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) for introducing a bill to gradually raise both the Social Security full...

Lots of Stopgaps, Little in Closing the Fiscal Gap – Washington averted a government shutdown last week by agreeing on a two-week continuing...

UPDATE 3/1: House passes two-week CR by vote of 335-91. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that the bill will be taken up in the Senate and...

Shutting Down Versus Sitting Down – Congress returns to Washington this week after lawmakers spent last week back home. Just before leaving town the...

After four marathon sessions and hundreds of amendments the House of Representatives approved of legislation, H.R. 1, which will cut spending in the...

Day of Leaders – Today we celebrate great American leaders with mattress sales and a day off (for some) from work. Congress left town for the whole...

In their reaction to the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, the House Republican leadership has been very critical of the President's reluctance to...

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...

Yesterday, a bipartisan group of four Representatives introduced legislation to establish a permanent sunset commission. Representatives Jim Cooper (D...

Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) released a preliminary proposal for cuts to the President's FY2011 budget...