02/17/20
One might think Americans would be alarmed by the deficits & debt projected in the president's latest budget, but most of the criticism has been about the proposed spending cuts. Read More...Tags: BP-2021, Hormegeddon, Congressional Budget Office, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, Sen. Mike Enzi, Senate Budget Committee, House Budget Committee, Rep.John Yarmuth, President Donald Trump, defense spending, infratstructure, Education Freedom Scholarships, Paid parentlal leave, two-penny plan, Overseas Contingency Fund, GovCare replacement, Medicaid, CHIP, Drug Pricing reform, welfare reform, student loan reform, Ted Kaufman, Pew Resarch polling
12/16/19
SAFE seeks to enlist Sen. Rand Paul as an ally who could help to build support for our suggestion that balancing the budget should be the top issue in the 2020 presidential race. Read More...Tags: Sen. Tom Carper, balanced solution, Fiscal Commission, Bowles-Simpson commission, President Donald Trump, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Sen. Mitch McConnell, Sen. Chuck Schumer , Sen. Chris Coons, Chris Wallace, Russell Vought, Sen. Rand Paul, Sen. Mike Enzi, Joint Select Committe re budget process, Democratic primaries debates, Republican tax cuts, special tax breaks, USA Today, Joe Biden, Ross Perot
08/05/19
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
Senate 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
The 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
With 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