Budget Process

Given the nature of debt ceiling politics lately, estimating when the federal government will start defaulting on obligations has become a common...

The budget conference committee is holding its second hearing this morning as the conferees continue to try and work out a compromise between the...

As part of the bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown and avoid default, a budget conference was established. The purpose of this conference...

With President Obama's signature on Thursday morning, the nation went from the brink of default to having a least a little elbow room on the debt...

After a few weeks of government shutdown and a nerve-wracking lead-up to hitting the debt ceiling, the Senate leadership announced today it had come...

As the government shutdown continues into its 11th day, the two parties have just begun having serious negotiations about reopening the government and...

In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) presents a possible down payment on the debt as a way out of...

Update: The Obama Administration has issued a veto threat for the bill, instead preferring that Congress pass a clean CR and debt ceiling increase. As...

As we continue to approach the October 17 deadline when the Treasury Department estimates that extraordinary measures will be exhausted, leaving...

While it is incredibly disappointing that elected officials in Washington failed to avoid a government shutdown, attention is quickly turning towards...