08/05/19 Filed in:
Budget Responsible budgeting isn’t exactly in vogue right now, but let’s hear it for the political leaders and other people who are trying to bring it back. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Sen Tom Carper, Sen. Mike Enzi, Gene Dodaro, David Walker, Peterson Foundation, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, SBC proposals for budget process, Joint resolutions, biennial budgeting, Fiscal Control Committee, no filibusters for appropriatoin bills , reconciliation process, CBO cost estimate for appropriatoin bills
11/26/18 Filed in:
Budget Bipartisan reform of the "broken" congressional budget system sounded like a nice idea, but the JSC proposals wouldn't deliver any real benefits. Better to leave things as they are. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Joint Select Committe on Deficit Reduction, Tom Schatz, Michael Tanner, Mick Mulvaney, House Speaker Paul Ryan, House Speaker John Boehner, Amakudari, Rep. Steve Womack, groupthink, Steven Covey, David Obey, Budget Contol Act, Congressional Budget Office, continuing resolutions, biennial budgeting, spending caps, appropriation committees, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, debt limit
06/11/18 Filed in:
SpendingRe the JSC’s review of the budget process, no one has zeroed in on the primary problem: The Senate filibuster rule is being used to slow down the process for partisan advantage. Read More...Tags: Joint Select Committe re budget process, Martha Coven, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Bill Hoagland, Don Wolfensberger, Emily Holubowich, Matt Owens, Maya MacGuineas, Jim Capretta, Bill Dauster, Joe White, smootihing budget process, government shutdowns, debt limit, Rep. Steve Womack , Rep. Nita Lowey, biennial budgeting, budget resolutions, budget proposals, Senate filibuster rule, reconciliation process, Social Security, Medicare, demographic trends, fiscal house of cards, discretionary spending, mandatory spending, US Comptroller General, Gene Dodaro, Major Savings and Reforms, CAGW's Prime Cuts, Mick Mulvaney, Tom Schatz, Michael Tanner