08/05/19 Filed in:
Budget Responsible budgeting isn’t exactly in vogue right now, but let’s hear it for the political leaders and other people who are trying to bring it back. Read More...Tags: Bipartisan Budget Act, Sen Tom Carper, Sen. Mike Enzi, Gene Dodaro, David Walker, Peterson Foundation, Sen. Mike Braun, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, SBC proposals for budget process, Joint resolutions, biennial budgeting, Fiscal Control Committee, no filibusters for appropriatoin bills , reconciliation process, CBO cost estimate for appropriatoin bills
05/20/19 Filed in:
Spending | BudgetSenate Budget Committee is reviewing the budget process. SAFE is pleased to support these and other efforts to make things better, with the ultimate goal of balancing the budget and keeping it that way.
Read More...Tags: SAFE letters on fiscal problem, Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, BP-2020, budget caps, Rep. John Yarmuth, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Ron Wyden, Enzi Plan, SBC review of budget process, Sen. Kent Conrad, Sen. Judd Gregg, Bowles-Simpson commission
03/25/19 Filed in:
Spending | budgetThe House and Senate Budget Committees reviewed the president's budget proposal from every angle. Republicans seem worried about budget deficits; Democrats are more concerned about spending cuts. Read More...Tags: pesident's budget proposal, President Donald Trump, Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney, Russell Vought, House Budget Committee, Rep. John Yarmuth, Rep. Steve Womack, Overseas Contingency Operations, Rep. Seth Moulton, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen . Debbie Stabenow, Sen. David Perdue, Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Ron Johnson, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, discretionary spending caps
04/23/18 Filed in:
SpendingWith its conservative credentials in tatters, the GOP should insist on completing the FY 2019 budget process in a businesslike manner before the Oct. 1 deadline. Read More...Tags: omnibus spending bill, president's budge proposal, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, Senate Budget Committee, House Budget Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen Chuck Grassley, Sen. Bob Corker, Sen. Lindsey Graham, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen . Patty Murray, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. John Kennedy, Sen. Tom Carper, Rep. Steve Womack, Rep. John Yarmuth, Congressional Budget Office, Joint Select Committe re budget process, House Armed Serevices Committee, Rep. Mack Thornberry, more tax cuts, Rep. Kevin Brady, Balanced Budget Amendment, line item veto, rescission, Rep. Dave Brat, House Speaker Paul Ryan, Daniel Horowitz