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 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
During Senate consideration of the FY17 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations bill, several senators filed amendments that would undermine the Fair Housing Act and…
The Senate has agreed to negotiate with the House on the spending package that includes, among other things, the Senate’s Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD)…
The House Committee on Appropriations approved its FY17 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) spending bill by a voice vote on May 24. As we reported last week,…
The House Budget Committee held hearing on March 25 to renew its efforts to reform the congressional budget process. The hearing, the first in a series, was marked by disagreement between the parties…