The Definition of Stupid: Another Legislative Surrender

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 11th at 03:58 PM  | 

Get ready for another weak ground out into a double play in the upcoming budget battle. Shortly before the August recess, we reported that Republicans planned to pass a clean 6-month CR which funds Obamacare and appropriates $1.047 trillion in spending – commensurate with Obama’s request instead of the House budget.  The idea behind the “deferment” strategy was twofold; to delay the major battles to | Read More »

Can Boehner Find $8 Billion to Cut?

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 28th at 02:24 PM  | 

Several days before the August congressional recess, we noted that some conservatives were considering abjuring the House budget in favor of a 6-month CR to fund the beginning of FY 2013 in October.  Their rationale was to defer the major spending fights until 2013, when presumably, we would have more control over the final outcome.  Additionally, the original intent of this plan was to deny | Read More »

About The Budget Agreement

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  August 1st at 02:56 PM  | 

Yesterday, it was announced that John Boehner and Harry Reid had reached an early agreement on the FY 2013 budget in order to avoid a government shutdown on October 1.  Pursuant to the agreement, both chambers will vote on a 6-month continuing resolution after returning from the August recess in September.  The CR will provide spending for discretionary programs set at the $1.047 trillion level | Read More »

This Week in Washington – September 26, 2011

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  September 26th at 12:00 PM  | 

There is only one issue this week in Washington - a Continuing Resolution (CR).  Both the House and Senate were scheduled to be out of session this week, so there are no major hearings or markups scheduled in committees.  Friday is the deadline to pass a CR, therefore expect the House and Senate to convene off and on this week to cut a deal to keep | Read More »

Hold the Line Against Venture Eco-Socialism in the CR

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  September 25th at 07:26 PM  | 

No wonder Democrats casually disregard our budget crisis.  They have a penchant to drop zeros from government expenditures!  Last month, Democrat congressional candidate Dave Weprin thought that the national debt stood at $4.0 trillion.  Now Harry Reid has filed cloture on his version of the FY 2012 CR that has a missing zero from some of the disaster aid expenditures.  According to CQ Politics, Reid’s | Read More »

Letter to Leadership to Defund ObamaCare Immediately

By: Rep. Michele Bachmann (Diary)  |  March 11th at 02:05 PM  | 

Last night my colleague Rep. Steve King (IA-05) and I drafted a letter to Speaker Boehner, Majority Leader Cantor and Appropriations Chairman Hal Rogers urging them to include language to defund ObamaCare and rescind the $105,464,000,000 in funds already appropriated to implementing the health care law. Next Wednesday the House will consider another Continuing Resolution. Including language to defund ObamaCare is our opportunity to stop | Read More »

The Republican Study Committee – Keeping the Pledge

By: Brian Darling (Diary)  |  February 17th at 12:00 PM  | 

Good for Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH).  He is one member of Congress that gets it.  Clearly the Tea Party movement has an ally in Congressman Jordan and the Republican Study Committee (RSC). Jordan, the Chairman of the RSC, is pushing for more cuts to the federal budget.  They have an amendment to the Continuing Resolution (CR) in the House to cut billions more in spending.  The RSC | Read More »