Tag: Appropriations

The Same Time Next Year –Fiscal Year Delusions of Congress

At the same time every year Congress fails to pass its appropriation bill and is forced into passing Continuing Resolutions or Omnibus appropriations
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Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Avert Shutdown

Congressional leaders have struck a deal to avert a government shutdown. Parts of the government would be funded through March 8, the rest through March 22.
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Tax Expenditures Should Be Subject to Appropriations

Federal tax expenditures are exempt from the appropriations process, yet giveaway trillions of taxpayer dollars. They should be subject to appropriations.  

Congress: An Institution in Need of Political Rehab

Congress needs political rehab to help it stop delegating its Constitutional powers to spend, declare war, and declare emergencies to the Executive branch.

Congress, You Are a Co-Equal Branch of Government; Act Like It

Congress works hard to make itself irrelevant. To reclaim its Constitutional powers, it must say “no” to spending and no to delegating war and emergency powers.

GOP sees debt ceiling as its leverage against Biden

Senate Republicans plan to demand big spending reforms in exchange for their support of legislation to raise the nation’s...