Originally printed on CNN.com, April 30th, 2012The U.S. government is the largest financial entity in the world. Nothing else comes close.On Sunday, April 29, it will be exactly three years since...
Congressional Quarterly: For the Record Goes Against the Grain
By Kerry YoungSenate appropriators have only just begun to mark up their fiscal 2013 spending bills, but Wisconsin Republican Ron Johnson has made it clear he's not buying into the clubby traditions...
Washington Free Beacon: A Mournful Milestone
By Andrew StilesSunday, April 29, 2012, is an anniversary unprecedented in the history of American politics, marking three years since the Democratic-led Senate last complied with federal law by...
The Washington Times: Clipping the lame duck
By Emily MillerAs President Obama crisscrosses the country to win back his base's support for reelection, congressional Republicans fear what he might do in a lame-duck session. The president blew...
The Hill: Sessions, Johnson mark three years without a Senate budget
By Ramsey CoxSenate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on Thursday marked the third anniversary of the last time the Senate approved a budget...
The Hill: GOP looks to ban ‘midnight regulations’ by lame-duck Obama
By Pete KasperowiczSeven House Republicans on Tuesday introduced legislation that would prohibit a lame-duck president from issuing significant regulations, and a Senate version of the bill is...
Association Meetings: GSA Scandal Mushrooms, Almost $1 Million in Meeting Cancellations
By Dave KovaleskiFallout continues from the U.S. General Services Administration's Western Regions Conference that made national headlines for its spending excesses, contracting missteps, and ethics...
WHIO Radio: The Federal Budget
By Jamie DupreeUnder the radar when compared to the back and forth of the race for President, the budget for Fiscal Year 2013 is quietly starting to take shape on Capitol Hill, as key committees in...
Congressional Quarterly: Panel Votes to Boost NASA Funding in Fiscal 2013 Spending Bill
By Anne L. KimA Senate Appropriations panel advanced legislation Tuesday that would boost spending for NASA and federal law enforcement programs and slash funding for the National Oceanic and...
Congressional Quarterly: Senate Panel Would Maintain Current Highway, Transit Spending Levels
By Joanna AndersonA Senate Appropriations panel advanced a fiscal 2013 spending measure Tuesday that would maintain the status quo on highway and transit programs, until lawmakers reach a deal on a...