New budget projections show US hitting debt record in 4 years: CBO
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its latest 10-year budget outlook, which projected the U.S. is on track ...
Republicans may try budget math that doesn’t count Trump tax cuts
Extending the tax law that’s set to expire would add $4.6 trillion to the national debt — so some GOP lawmakers want to ...
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How Congress Has Used 'Reconciliation' Most Recently
Reconciliation is a two-stage process in which reconciliation instructions are included in the budget resolution directing ...
House Freedom Caucus draws battle lines on reconciliation fight after presenting plan to Trump
FIRST ON FOX: The conservative House Freedom Caucus has released a proposal for Republicans' planned conservative policy ...
Legislation introduced to hold Congress accountable for funding inaction
Virginia Republican Rep. Rob Wittman has reintroduced legislation to “hold members of Congress accountable and bring ...
Trump Budget Nominee Russell Vought Says Presidents Can Withhold Authorized Spending
Russell Vought, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, testifies ...
People want to change the Constitution. What’s next?
The right and the left don’t agree on how they’d like to change the Constitution, but they do agree that changes need to be ...
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Budget Resolution Should Provide a Plan for Realistic Debt Reduction
Lawmakers intend to pursue budget reconciliation legislation in the coming months, which requires passage of a concurrent ...
Trump’s pick for budget chief echoes his ‘power of the purse’ dreams
The president-elect's nominee for White House budget director reiterated that Trump believes law protecting Congress’ funding power is unconstitutional.