Budget Process

Picking the Wrong Fights: Why We Must Fix Our Broken Budget Process
Picking the Wrong Fights: Why We Must Fix Our Broken Budget Process

Philip Wallach, Picking the Wrong Fights: Why We Must Fix Our Broken Budget Process, American Enterprise Institute, March 2024. Key points: Deficits ...

July 4, 2024
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What Are Continuing Resolutions?
What Are Continuing Resolutions?

"When... annual appropriations acts are not enacted by the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1), one or more continuing ...

January 19, 2024
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Why Do Federal Government Shutdowns Occur?
Why Do Federal Government Shutdowns Occur?

Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the U.S. Constitution declares, "No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but ...

January 16, 2024
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Fees, Fines, and Penalties: Has Congress Lost Control of the Purse?
Fees, Fines, and Penalties: Has Congress Lost Control of the Purse?

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January 2, 2024
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Are Earmarks Good or Bad? (with Zach Courser)

The topic of today’s episode is, “Are earmarks good or bad?” My guest is Zachary Courser, a visiting assistant professor of government ...

January 2, 2024
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How Can I Find Which Spending Bills Have Passed Congress?
How Can I Find Which Spending Bills Have Passed Congress?

The Congressional Reseach Service tracks the status of appropriations legislation and provides links to the bills and accompanying reports at ...

January 2, 2024
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How Unorthodox Lawmaking Was Used to Raise the Debt Limit
How Unorthodox Lawmaking Was Used to Raise the Debt Limit

Source: Congress.gov. Democrats held the presidency and Senate, Republicans had a narrow Hosue majority. The nation's debt limit needed raised lest ...

January 2, 2024
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The Congressional Budget Process Was Created to Solve 1970s Problems. Inadvertently It Caused New Problems
The Congressional Budget Process Was Created to Solve 1970s Problems. Inadvertently It Caused New Problems

"Anyone watching Congress trying to negotiate the U.S. budget might wonder who could possibly have designed such a process. Thanks ...

January 1, 2024
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