An update on budget news

Below are a few budget items we have been following, since the last edition of the Washington Budget Report (

Budget Story Update

While we publish a weekly Washington Budget Report (sign up here), we wanted to direct your attention to ...

Considering Supplemental Spending Bill, Senate Should Avoid Extraneous Additions and a Deeming Resolution

Today the Senate began considering the $59 billion supplemental spending bill (HR 4899) that the Senate ...

Growing Misuse of "Emergency" Designation Weakens Budget Discipline and Increases Deficit Spending

Over the next few weeks, we will be hearing a lot about supplemental appropriations and emergency spending as ...

Growing Misuse of "Emergency" Designation Weakens Budget Discipline and Increases Deficit Spending

Over the next few weeks, we will hear a lot about "emergency spending" as Congress turns to a ...

Senate Committee Moves Forward with Budget Resolution

The Senate Budget Committee has approved a budget resolution that calls for deficits to be reduced $671 billion ...

Discretionary Spending