Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Rep. Raul Labrador says Donald Trump's book, The Art of the Deal, would help with fiscal fights with Democratic leaders. (AP Photo/Eric Schultz)

Lawmaker: GOP leaders should read Trump’s book

Joel Gehrke · February 11, 2016 9:19 pm

Two members of the House Armed Service Committee are planning to introduce legislation Thursday that could add up to 370,000 soldiers back to the Army's end strength, according to reports. (AP Photo)

National Security

Lawmakers push to end Army, Marine Corps drawdowns

Jacqueline Klimas · February 11, 2016 7:05 pm

This crude oil tax in President Obama's budget suffers from that same flaw as the immigration proposal: It has no chance and is therefore fiction. (AP Photo)

Test Obama’s budget with an oil tax vote

Washington Examiner · February 11, 2016 5:01 am

The nuclear energy industry blasted the Obama administration Wednesday for reinstating a 10-year tax that Congress rejected in December's omnibus spending bill. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Industry says budget adds ‘unfair’ tax to clean up feds’ nuclear mess

John Siciliano · February 11, 2016 12:23 am

The federal government will collect more tax dollars in 2016 than it has ever before: $3.3 trillion. Under Obama's budget, that would rise to a new record high: $4.6 trillion. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Obama’s last budget, in six graphs

Jason Russell · February 10, 2016 6:47 pm

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Washington Secrets

Obama abandons teen abstinence funding

Paul Bedard · February 10, 2016 5:23 pm

Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Md., proposed a resolution Tuesday that says President Obama's proposed oil tax would only end up being passed back to consumers (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

Lawmaker: Obama’s oil tax defies ‘basic economics’

Pete Kasperowicz · February 10, 2016 1:41 pm

The White House said immigration reform would drive down the government's budget deficit. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Critics hit Obama’s claim that legalizing immigrants would lower taxes

Anna Giaritelli · February 10, 2016 1:32 am

The White House budget sees annual budget deficits in the $400 to $600 billion range over the next 5 years. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

White House lowballs debt compared to CBO estimates

Pete Kasperowicz · February 10, 2016 12:02 am

"This isn't even a budget so much as it is a progressive manual at the expense of hardworking Americans," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

Ryan: Obama budget a ‘manual for growing the federal government’

Joel Gehrke · February 9, 2016 11:47 pm

Money would be used for a fund to help poorer countries adapt to the challenges of climate change. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Energy and Environment

Obama wants $750 million for global climate fund

Kyle Feldscher · February 9, 2016 11:46 pm

In his 2017 budget proposal released Tuesday, President Obama asked Congress to supply him with extra dollars to cover states' full cost of expanding Medicaid for three years, regardless of when they choose to go forward. (AP Photo)

Obama proposes bait for expanding Medicaid

Paige Winfield Cunningham · February 9, 2016 11:46 pm