by jpitney | Mar 27, 2021 | Budget, Congress, Economic Policy, Presidency
On March 25, AEI and Claremont McKenna College’s Salvatori Center hosted a panel of experts to assess whether Congress can regain control over the nation’s finances and thus fortify representative government. After an introduction from AEI’s John C. Fortier, AEI’s...
by jpitney | Mar 20, 2021 | Budget, Congress
From AEI: (click to RSVP) The Constitution gives Congress alone the authority to raise government revenues and decide how to spend those dollars. James Madison described this power as “the most complete and effectual weapon with which any constitution can arm the...
by jpitney | Mar 16, 2021 | Budget, Congress, House of Representatives, Senate
Zachary Courser & Kevin R. Kosar at AEI: The Democratic leadership in Congress is currently making fast moves toward reimplementing earmarks after a 10-year moratorium…Based on our research, we have a few recommendations that congressional committees should...
by jpitney | Feb 11, 2021 | Budget, Congress
Zachary Courser and Kevin R. Kosar have an AEI report titled “Restoring the power of the purse: Earmarks and re-empowering legislators to deliver local benefits” Key Points Article I of the US Constitution gives Congress the authority to decide the amount...
by jpitney | Feb 7, 2021 | Budget, Congress, Oversight
From First Branch Forecast: For decades, Congress has undercut its ability to meet its Constitution obligations by providing itself inadequate resources to meet its legislative, constitutional, and oversight responsibilities. Discretionary Executive branch resources,...
by jpitney | Dec 28, 2020 | Budget, Congress, Debt, Economic Policy
Scott Newsome at LegBranch.org on reforming the Congressional Budget Act (CBA): First, section 310(a) of the CBA, which outlines the reconciliation process, is currently silent on the issue of whether it can be used to increase or decrease deficits. This leaves that...
