California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced a revised budget plan to address the state’s $32 billion deficit. Since January, the state’s deficit has grown by $10 billion, as reported by the AP. While the state’s budget is balanced this year, in the coming years the state is committed to spending more money than it will
GOP Rep. Roy: We Should ‘Jam’ Border Bill Through Using Budget or Debt Ceiling
May 12, 2023 by
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Ingraham Angle,” Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) argued that House Republicans should force through the border bill just passed by the House using either the budget or the debt ceiling increase. Roy said, “We are getting absolutely inundated and this administration doesn’t seem to care, and they’re trying
House GOP budget chief moves forward after McCarthy beef
April 25, 2023 by
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confers with House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) at the Capitol in Washington, March 8, 2src23. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A congressional budget chief’s job often looks thankless: Toil to unite your party around a detailed fiscal plan — and then watch your opponents use it
Joe Biden’s 2023 Border Budget: More Money for Migrants
March 10, 2023 by
President Joe Biden’s budget asks for more money to help deliver more legal, quasi-legal, and illegal migrants into the jobs and homes needed by Americans. Biden’s budget asks for money to hire 500 extra border guards who catch migrants — and money to hire 460 more people to release the migrants so they can travel to
Arizona’s 1st-year governor vetoes GOP-backed state budget
March 7, 2023 by
Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a Republican-backed budget Thursday, calling it “one-sided” and “an insult to Arizonans.” Hobbs’ budget plan announced in January proposed $17.1 billion in spending for the 2024 fiscal year, which starts on July 1 of this year. The GOP-led House and Senate had voted along party lines Monday in favor […]
Georgia lawmakers reach agreement on state budget including property tax breaks
March 7, 2023 by
Georgia lawmakers have reached a final agreement on amendments to this year’s state budget, setting the stage for final House and Senate votes on the spending plan Monday. House Bill 18 raises spending by $2.4 billion after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp raised projected revenue. It includes $950 million for property tax rebates to homeowners and […]
Ohio House passes $12.6 billion state transportation budget in response to East Palestine train derailment
March 2, 2023 by
Proposed safety measures in response to the East Palestine train derailment are part of a $12.6 billion state transportation budget passed Wednesday by the Ohio House with bipartisan support. The budget proposal would fund pavement, bridges and other highway projects over two years and includes $1 billion targeted for improvements to rural highways. It would […]
House GOP grits its teeth for the ‘big lift’: A budget battle
February 26, 2023 by
At the same time, party leadership will have to ensure steep domestic cuts won’t hurt moderates back home, bruising members in vulnerable districts and threatening an already slim House majority. And in the center of what seems like a near-impossible effort — to draft a budget plan with broad GOP support — sits newly installed
Biden Budget Proposes $6 Trillion Annual Spending as Inflation Soars to 29-Year High
May 30, 2021 by
President Joe Biden released his budget Friday, proposing $6.01 trillion in annual spending even as the economy is going through record inflation. The Commerce Department reported Friday that core personal consumption expenditures hit a 3.1 percent annual gain in April — the highest since May 1992. The plan calls for a 36.6 percent increase in…
Attorney General Garland: Biden DOJ Budget Includes $85M Increase to Probe Domestic Terrorism Cases
May 4, 2021 by
Attorney General Merrick Garland told House lawmakers Tuesday that the Biden Administration’s 2022 budget request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) would seek an $85 million increase from last year’s budget for domestic terrorism investigations and cases. “Our budget supports my commitment to protecting our national security, including addressing both international and domestic terrorism while…
Biden Budget Requests Increase In Defense Spending, Identifies China As ‘Top Challenge’
April 10, 2021 by
April 09, 2021 12:39 PM ET President Joe Biden’s budget for the fiscal year 2022 calls for a slight increase in defense spending to $715 billion and identifies combatting China as the “top challenge” for the U.S. as a whole. The defense spending in Biden’s first budget request reflects the Pentagon’s ongoing efforts to pivot…
House Budget Chair Yarmuth: Some People Who Could Use Direct Payment Won’t Get It
March 7, 2021 by
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Cross Connection,” House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-KY) stated that under the coronavirus relief bill, “there will be people who could use” the $1,400 direct payments “who will not get it, but, again, 250 million people will.” Yarmuth said, “I think that what you have to say is we’re…
The Final Air Force One Budget is Here and Trump Just Saved Taxpayers a Ton of Money.
July 19, 2018 by
The United States government has reached a final deal with Boeing to build two brand new Air Force One airplanes. In 2016 shortly after winning the White House, President Trump publicly berated the company for what he believed was overcharging taxpayers. He also threatened to cancel the order. Boeing is building a brand new 747 […]
U.S. Budget Just Made History: Best Month Ever.
May 8, 2018 by
In April, the federal government took in a record sum of $515 billion in taxes, according to a newly released Congressional Budget Office report. During that time, we spent $297 billion. Yes, you read that correctly: We actually took in more than we spent — a lot more. That $218 billion surplus is, in fact, […]
Congress Passes Huge Budget, But It’s Not Trump’s.
March 25, 2018 by
The Senate followed the House by passing a $1.3 trillion spending bill early Friday morning that funds the government through September, after taking 11 hours to consider the 2,232-page bill. The spending bill and its contents attracted ire from both parties, but Republicans in the majority took issue with both the substance and the process […]
Congress Blew Through the Budget Caps, Again. Here’s What Needs to Change.
February 16, 2018 by
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 signed into law last week really should be renamed the Bipartisan Budget Crash Act. This spending spree takes a Mack Truck and rams through the hard-fought budget caps under the 2011 Budget Control Act to the tune of at least $300 billion. When all is said and done, the […]
5 Takeaways From Trump’s New Budget Proposal.
February 13, 2018 by
President Donald Trump delivered his fiscal year 2019 budget request to Congress on Monday, officially kicking off the 2019 budget season. Congress must now do its job and build off the president’s budget and craft its own budget resolution. In light of last week’s budget-busting deal, now more than ever it is crucial for Congress […]
Donald Trump signs budget deal, US government reopens after brief shutdown
February 11, 2018 by
US President Donald Trump says the new budget deal “means JOBS, JOBS, JOBS”. The twin votes put to rest a brief federal freeze that relatively few would notice. Many who did quickly labelled it a pointless, head-scratching episode. The shutdown was the second partial government shutdown in three weeks. The breakdown came largely in the […]
Government Shuts Down Over Sen. Rand Paul’s Protest of Budget Deal
February 10, 2018 by
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) caused a government shutdown Thursday evening with his protest of the increased debt that the Senate budget deal would cause. “I can’t in all good honesty, in all good faith, just look the other way because my party is now complicit in the deficits,” Paul said on the floor of the […]
Democrats Kill Off Trump Super-Rally: Announce NO BUDGET DEAL Without DACA Amnesty – Market Plunges 200 Points!
January 16, 2018 by
The Dow Jones broke 25,000 for the first time on January 4, 2018. It’s been only seven days and the Dow Jones just broke 26,000 on Tuesday! But all of that changed today at 2:00 PM. Democrat Whip Steny Hoyer announced they would be no budget deal this week without DREAMER Amnesty. Hoyer tweeted this […]
House Passes Senate Budget, Moves One Step Closer To Tax Reform
October 26, 2017 by
The House narrowly passed the Senate’s fiscal year 2018 budget equipped with reconciliation instructions for tax reform in a 216-212 vote Thursday. Passing the measure brings Republicans one step closer to their plans to overhaul the tax code. The bill, which allows for $1.5 trillion in deficit spending, provides the GOP with the tools needed to […]
Senate Budget a Major Step Toward Tax Reform, but Falls Short on Spending Reforms
October 22, 2017 by
The Senate passed its fiscal year 2018 budget resolution late Thursday night, paving the way for potentially the most comprehensive tax reform package in decades. The proposal is a significant step toward implementing the president and Congress’ tax reform agenda. However, it fails to make significant cuts to federal spending—an important piece of the puzzle […]
Senate narrowly passes 2018 budget, paving way for tax reform
October 20, 2017 by
Senate Republicans took the first step Thursday evening toward passing a tax plan and fulfilling a long-held campaign pledge. Senators narrowly voted 51-49 to pass the fiscal 2018 budget after a grueling hours-long marathon on the Senate floor. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) joined with every Democrat and independent to vote against the bill. The spending […]
House passes budget, paving way for tax reform
October 6, 2017 by
The House passed its 2018 budget resolution Thursday in a party-line vote that represents a step toward its goal of sending tax-reform legislation to President Trump. In a 219-206 vote, lawmakers approved a budget resolution for 2018 that sets up a process for shielding the GOP tax bill from a filibuster in the Senate. A total […]
BREAKING: House Votes for Budget Resolution That Could Lead to Obamacare Repeal
January 13, 2017 by
The House of Representatives has voted for a budget resolution to begin the repeal process of Obamacare. The Senate approved the resolution earlier this week. Republicans don’t have to worry about a Democratic filibuster since they are using the reconciliation process. That doesn’t mean that Republicans are unified in the effort, however. Nine House Republicans […]
The ‘illegals’ budget: $23M for to let in 75,000 more youths, $12.5M to help those already here
March 2, 2016 by
Border officials are expecting another huge surge of 75,000 illegal youths to surge across the border this year, the second time in three years, and they want $23 million to handle the crisis. President Obama’s border boss told House appropriators that he wants a “contingency fund of up to $23 million to support up to […]
Hillary Campaign Budget Strategist Was Vice President at Goldman Sachs
February 27, 2016 by
The Hillary Clinton campaign employs a former Goldman Sachs vice president who joined the campaign directly from Goldman. As Clinton fights to quell concerns about her close relationship with the New York City investment mega-firm, a look at her payroll reveals that Clinton is paying a former top Goldman executive. Dan Beksha began working as […]
Obama Wants ‘Billions For Gun Control’ In 2017 Budget
February 11, 2016 by
On February 9 President Obama released his 2017 budget proposal and it contains “billions for gun control.” Much of this is to fund the various aspects of Obama’s January 5 executive gun controls, which include new FBI personnel to handle National Instant Criminal Background System (NICS) checks, more ATF agents, funding “smart gun” research, expanding […]
Congress Criticizes Obama Budget For Putting Climate Change Ahead of National Security
February 9, 2016 by
President Obama’s final budget request is full of the bloated bureaucracy we’ve come to expect. The proposal, which is over $4 trillion, places a fee on oil and raises taxes. Of particular target though is Obama’s plan to fund environmental initiatives at the demise of economic prosperity. A few specifics: The economy will continue to […]
Crony Capitalist Payoffs for California in Paul Ryan’s Budget
December 21, 2015 by
The $1.1 trillion federal budget deal boosts spending by 6 percent, extends about 50 expiring tax breaks, and funds an array of goodies meant to please both California Democrats and Republicans. California’s congressional Representatives and Senators should receive lots of constituent cheer after passing a five-year, federal $325 billion highway bill in early December, and then […]