by jpitney | Dec 2, 2020 | Appropriations, Budget, Congress
Tim Roemer and Rep. Derek Kilmer at The Hill: Nowhere is the need for effective lawmaking more apparent than the budget and appropriations process. Article I gives Congress alone the “power of the purse.” This is arguably one of the body’s most essential...
by jpitney | Oct 3, 2020 | Budget, Congress, House of Representatives
Molly E. Reynonds at The Washington Post: It is increasingly hard for members of Congress to use the appropriations process to achieve their legislative goals. In recent years, party leaders — often but not always working with pivotal committee chairs — have become...
by jpitney | Jul 11, 2020 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation
From a broad coalition of groups: Dear Chair Lowey, Chair Shelby, Ranking Member Granger, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Committees on Appropriations: We urge you to increase the funding available for the Legislative Branch by 10% as you determine...
by jpitney | Feb 11, 2020 | Budget, Debt
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony before the House Financial Services Committee: The current low interest rate environment also means that it would be important for fiscal policy to help support the economy if it weakens. Putting the federal budget on a...
by jpitney | Nov 20, 2019 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation, Uncategorized
From the American Political Science Association Task Force on Congressional Reform: [The] main areas of consensus concerned ways to improve congressional capacity through increased personal and committee staffing, as well as expanded funding for existing support...
by jpitney | Nov 8, 2019 | Budget, Congress, Deliberation, Uncategorized
A November 6 release from Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY): The Senate Budget Committee today approved bipartisan budget reforms sponsored by Chairman Mike Enzi (R-WY) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) to fix the government’s broken budget process. The bill, S.2765...
