On Brink of Government Shutdown, Senate Republicans Release CR Text, Include Emergency Funding for Louisiana Flood Recovery
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was again forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure last week, after Senators remain unable to reach an agreement on how to fund…
Senate Expected to Take Up CR This Week
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was forced to push back a procedural vote on a stopgap funding measure, after senators were unable to come to agreement on politically sensitive issues,…
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Public Housing and Vouchers
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing to examine the implications of converting public housing and other…
OMB Director Donovan Urges Evidence-Based Policymaking
The Bipartisan Policy Center hosted a panel discussion on August 8 titled “Follow the Evidence: The Promise and Potential for a Different Approach to Policymaking.” The event, featuring Office of…
Congress Debates Stopgap Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown
Congress remains at an impasse over how to fund the federal government for the new fiscal year that begins on October 1, creating the possibility of a government shutdown. Congress has failed to…
House Budget Committee Releases Report on Alternative Approaches to Federal Budgeting
The House Budget Committee released a working paper on possible ways to reform the federal budget process. The paper follows a hearing the Committee held earlier this summer that examined alternative…
Housing and Community Development Advocates Warn Congress about Impacts of a Long-Term Continuing Resolution
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development (CHCDF) delivered a statement to Members of Congress explaining why a long-term stopgap funding measure, known as a continuing resolution (CR), puts…
Housing and Community Development Advocates Respond to GOP Anti-Poverty Plan
The Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) on July 14 to respond to the GOP’s recently released plan to address poverty in…
Senate Committee Proposes Reforms to Budget Process
Senate Budget Committee Chair Mike Enzi (R-WY) announced bipartisan proposals to reform the federal budget process, which perennially runs into congressional gridlock each year. “America’s budget…
House Committee Holds Hearing on Alternative Approaches to Federal Budgeting
The House Budget Committee held a hearing on July 6 to discuss possible ways to reform the federal budget process. Committee Chair Tom Price (R-GA) opened the hearing by describing the dysfunction he…
Congress Likely to Pass Stopgap Funding Measure
Given Congress’s inability to move all twelve federal spending bills, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) stated that Congress will have to pass a stopgap spending measure, known as a continuing…