After the House voted on Dec. 11 to approve the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by a 281-140 vote, the Senate is teeing up debate and a vote on the legislation early next week.[…] Congress Budget Dec 11, 2024 | 3:31 pm ...
As the debate has played out, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have taken issue with the size of the spending cuts. Some fiscally conservative Republicans have argued that the spending reductions don’t go far enough while progressive Democrats have said they cut vital programs too deeply....
Whenever I debate supposed conservatives who think higher taxes can somehow solve our fiscal problems, I acknowledge that tax increases theoretically could be acceptable if matched by spending reforms. But that type of deal doesn’t exist in the real world. So I then ask them to look at these...
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The following excerpts from the October 1919 debate in the House of Representatives on the legislation that ultimately became the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 have a contemporary ring. The problems are not new, and one wonders whether the solutions are as easy as some claim....
Over a month past the deadline to pass a new spending plan, state lawmakers voted late into the night to finalize the $229 billion budget on Tuesday. After hours of debate, both chambers approved the omnibus bill known as “The Big Ugly” that contained some of the most...
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He also urged Congress to avoid a “protracted debt ceiling debate and end its reliance on continuing resolutions and government shutdowns as a means of governing.” By law, each year’s budget request is supposed to be submitted by the President to Congress on the first Monday in February,...
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money from its lending programs, but not instantly. The budget community should disavow the credit reform approach and recognize that earnings accumulate gradually over time. CBO, GAO, and budget wonks should join hands to fix this problem regardless of where they sit in the fair value debate. ...