Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Former Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf has been named the new dean of Harvard's Kennedy School of Public Policy.Â (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Former budget office director will head Harvard Kennedy School

Joseph Lawler · June 11, 2015 4:00 pm

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, center, followed by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., back left, walk from the Senate subway on Capitol in Washington, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP looks to tax overseas profits to fund highways

Joseph Lawler · June 11, 2015 4:01 am

Sen. Mike Lee is co-sponsoring a bill to reduce the federal gas tax from 18.4 cents per gallon to 3.7 cents per gallon. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Cut the federal gas tax 80 percent — an idea whose time has come

Michael Barone · June 10, 2015 11:24 pm

"We can't wait until this fall," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. "This matter has to be resolved now." (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Dems demand budget summit with GOP

Susan Ferrechio · June 10, 2015 4:01 am

Jonathan Capehart's comments come on the heels of recent polling data showing that Hillary Clinton has seen a sudden and dramatic drop in popularity. (AP Photo)Â

The Export-Import Bank is the International Bank of Clinton

Timothy P. Carney · June 9, 2015 9:00 pm

"Despite the claims that OCO is a slush fund, the entirety of the OCO budget goes towards real defense requirements," saidÂ Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (left). Sen. Jack Reed D-R.I. (right), wants to removeÂ remove $38 billion from the OCO.Â (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Senate kills Dem plan to cap defense spending

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 8:19 pm

"So you know, I'd like nothing better than to break open that Abandoned Mine Lands fund of money ... and get at it for the purposes that we're talking about. But it's just been impossible so far," said Rep. Rogers. (AP File Photo)

Energy and Environment

House GOP spending plan would block EPA power plant, water rules

Zack Colman · June 9, 2015 4:45 pm

"The bill before us is designed to write an end run around sequestration for the Department of Defense by exploiting a provision that exempts spending caps," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Thursday. (AP File Photo)

Reid calls on GOP to strike deal to lift spending caps

Susan Ferrechio · June 9, 2015 4:24 pm

Marine Corps Sgt. Danielle V. Beck fires an M41A4 Saber missile launcher during a live-fire exercise on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Jan. 14, 2015.Â (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Alicia R. Leaders)

National Security

Senate set to rumble on defense ‘slush fund’

Pete Kasperowicz · June 9, 2015 4:01 am

House Republican leaders could face a showdown with their conservative faction this month when they attempt to revive the controversial Student Success Act, a bill that would rewrite the unpopular No Child Left Behind education law. (iStock)

House fight looms over need to rewrite No Child Left Behind

Susan Ferrechio · June 8, 2015 4:01 am

The Congressional Budget Office is going to be busy running dynamic analyses of legislation. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images

Five items that members of Congress want dynamically scored

Joseph Lawler · June 7, 2015 4:01 am

Watchdog: Obamacare paperwork costs states $880M, 27 million worker hours

Paul Bedard · June 5, 2015 5:43 pm