Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Instead of publicly denouncing Tea Party conservative groups -- and thus writing 2014 Democratic campaign commercial scripts -- John Boehner should plan now how his chamber will move all 13 required appropriations bills through the House on schedule, as the law requires. (Photo: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Examiner Editorial: Hill Republicans must stop feuding and plan for 2015

Editorial Writer · December 14, 2013 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, joined by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes reporters' questions, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP conservatives help propel budget bill

Andrew Taylor · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., signaled once again that he will oppose the budget deal passed by the House, criticizing its failure to address the national debt. (Alex Wong/Getty images)

Beltway Confidential

Marco Rubio: Compromise just for the sake of compromise is not good for America

Charlie Spiering · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

Members of both parties were intent on avoiding another politically debilitating impasse like the 16-day government shutdown that paralyzed Washington in October.

Budget deal no one likes may spare Congress a new crisis

David M. Drucker · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he'll meet with his Republican counterpart Mitch McConnell to discuss whether they can speed things up in the Senate and move on a budget agreement and a defense policy bill more quickly. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Harry Reid hopes to speed Senate consideration on budget

Associated Press · December 13, 2013 5:00 am

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., center, speaks with Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., right, the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, and Rep. Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., the ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, as they go before the House Rules Committee to advance the budget compromise struck last night by Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The plan is seen as a way to stabilize Congress' erratic fiscal efforts, avert another government shutdown and mute some of the partisan rancor that has damaged Americans' attitudes about their lawmakers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan: Budget deal moves US in ‘right direction’

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2013 1:23 pm

The headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank is seen at sunrise in Washington Saturday, May 24, 2008. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Fed message muddled if jobless aid expires

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi react to budget deal

Steve Doty · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

Sen. Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, said Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., is using the budget deal to get rid of a Senate procedure that strengthens the Republican minority. (Photo: AP photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Jeff Sessions says budget deal ‘would strip a key protection for Senate minority rights’

Joel Gehrke · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House passage of budget a ‘positive step,’ says White House

Meghashyam Mali · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., discusses congressional progress and the budget deal at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 5. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Nancy Pelosi: Budget deal doesn’t guarantee greater bipartisanship on Capitol Hill

Sean Lengell · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,ÃÂ said the budget deal was merely a small step in the right direction in a political era led by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and President Obama. (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Paul Ryan: Budget agreement ‘three yards and a cloud of dust’

Charlie Spiering · December 12, 2013 5:00 am