‘Line’ Items: Happy Holidays Edition
Deck the Halls with Bills of Folly – On Friday President Obama signed the $858 billion
FY 2011 Budget
Taxing Time for Fiscal Sanity
Update 12/17: The House approved of the tax cut package late Thursday on a 277-148 vote.
Omnibus or CR: Sausage Making at its Wurst
An old cliche says that there are two things you should not watch being made--sausage and legislation.
Senator Coburn Offers Amendment to Offset Some of the Tax Deal
Update: The Senate passed the tax cut legislation on a 81-19 vote.
Amid Fiscal Frustration, Some Signs for Hope
The Senate is poised to pass a tax cut package that will add over $850 billion to our deficit.
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Line Items: Botched Snap Edition
Washington Drops the Ball – To many federal budget watchers, the tax cut debate has been more frustrating than watching the
House Passes Hybrid Spending Bill; Year-long Budget Disaster Nears Conclusion
Continuing its year-long lesson in "How Not To Budget," the House Wednesday
‘Line’ Items: What Now? Edition
Commission Can’t Quite Commit – The President’s Fiscal Commission was able to produce a
Appropriations Update: Will We Get a Spending Plan for Christmas?
Once again, Congress earlier this week had to pass a short-term stop-gap
‘Line’ Items: Talking Turkey Edition
Talking Turkey – Congress takes a break this week for Thanksgiving.