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President and Leaders in Congress Agree on FY 2011 Spending Levels
Read moreKeeping us on the edge of our seats until the very end, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) announced late Friday night that a deal had been reached on...
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‘Line’ Items: Back from the Brink Edition
Read moreDeal on FY 2011 Spending Reached – A government shutdown was averted on Friday by an 11th hour agreement on federal spending for the rest of the...
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Sen. Franken Introduces Measure to Pay for Future Wars
Read moreToday, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) introduced legislation to require Congress to offset war costs with other tax or spending changes. The bill, the Pay for...
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A Bipartisan Call for Action on Proposed Terminations and Reductions
Read moreRep. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO) have introduced bipartisan legislation that would force Congress to hold an up-or-down vote on...
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A Tale of Two Spending Bills
Read moreIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times? Let's just go with the worst of times. In a mostly symbolic vote, the Senate failed to adopt...
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Lawmakers Avert Government Shut-Down, But Challenges Still Remain
Read moreIn a vote of 91 to 9, the Senate has passed the House-crafted two-week continuing resolution (CR) to keep government doors open. Yesterday, this bill...
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GAO Report Finds Billions in Potential Savings
Read moreToday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a comprehensive review of all federal programs in an effort to promote greater efficiency...
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The President's Budget's Terminations, Reductions, and Savings
Read moreEvery year, the President’s budget proposal includes a list of potential discretionary program cuts. These programs are those identified by the...
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Spending May Diminish, but Time Definitely Is Shrinking
Read moreAfter four marathon sessions and hundreds of amendments the House of Representatives approved of legislation, H.R. 1, which will cut spending in the...
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Budget Process Reform in the President’s Budget
Read moreWelcome 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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Increases and Decreases to Discretionary Spending in the President's Budget
Read moreIn continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...
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‘Line’ Items: Valentine’s/Budget Day Edition
Read moreShare 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...