Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a discussion draft containing a series of reforms to fix the broken congressional budget process. The draft contains four main components: … READ MORE
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Breaking Down the Broken Budget Process
Last week, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) released a discussion draft containing a series of reforms to fix the broken congressional budget process. Senator Enzi will be retiring … READ MORE
It’s Time to Change the Utterly Pointless Debt Ceiling
This week, President Trump will sign into law the 79th debt ceiling extension since 1960. For decades, the debt limit - the statutory limit on federal debt - served as … READ MORE
The Missed Opportunity of the Budget Control Act
With the expected passage of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, the era of discretionary spending caps put in place by the Budget Control Act of 2011 will come to … READ MORE
Everything You Need to Know About This Week’s Big Budget Deal
8/2 Update: The House and Senate have both passed the Bipartisan Budget of 2019, sending it to the President's desk where he is expected to sign it. President Trump’s tweet … READ MORE
Checking Back in on the Budget Process
It’s time to check back in on how Congress is handling America’s fiscal security. The “Big Four” — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate … READ MORE
Fiscal Responsibility Gets Swatted Down by Leaders in Both Chambers
It was a short week in Congress. Just long enough for both chambers to remind the American people that they do not care about the interests of future generations. Let’s … READ MORE
Big Spenders Trick Everyone into Another Budget Blowout
If a child sneaks into the cupboard to eat a whole sleeve of cookies, do they have the right to reject two cookies for dessert as insufficient from now on? … READ MORE