U.S. Senate Budget Committee

Supporting Broad-Based Economic Growth and Fiscal Responsibility through Tax Reform

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:30:00 EST

Witnesses:

Michael Linden
Center for American Progress Managing Director, Economic Policy

Adam Looney, PhD
The Brookings Institution Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Veronique de Rugy, PhD
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

The Nomination of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:00 EST

CBO Confirms Obama 2014 Budget Does Not Change Dangerous Debt Course

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:01 EST

the President’s policies would not begin to reduce deficits until FY 2018, which ends eight months after President Obama’s term in office ends.

Sessions Comments On CBO’s Analysis Of President’s FY14 Budget

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:01 EST

"The country can certainly find more ways to rein in expansive federal programs, departments, and agencies, yet the President’s plan is to tax more and spend more."

Silo Busting: Effective Strategies for Government Reorganization

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:30:00 EST

Witnesses:

Panel 1

The Honorable Gene Dodaro
Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office

The Honorable John P. Holdren
Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Panel 2

The Honorable Nicole Poore
Senator, Delaware General Assembly
and Chair, Delaware Joint Sunset Committee

Dr. David Rosenbloom
Distinguished Professor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, The American University

CBO’s Revised Outlook Still Projects Unsustainable Debt Path

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:01 EST

The Congressional Budget Office’s updated budget outlook projects that, under the baseline rules the agency is required by law to follow, spending will total $46.677 trillion over the next 10 years, revenues will total $40.336 trillion, and the debt will climb to $25.228 trillion by the end of 2023. These figures assume the continuation of the spending cuts required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) and the tax increases that took effect on January 1.

Sessions Comments On CBO’s Updated Budget Projections

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:00:01 EST

"Rather than having higher taxes chase ever-higher spending, Congress must commit to balancing the budget over the next 10 years through prudent reductions in the growth rate of spending."

Sessions Comments On New Heritage Foundation Analysis Of Gang Of Eight Plan

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:00:01 EST

“At a time when our nation’s major entitlements are already nearing bankruptcy, we cannot afford to add another $6.3 trillion in long-term net costs to already over-burdened state, local, and federal governments… This bill may be good for the special interests who helped write it. But it’s bad for workers, bad for taxpayers, and fails to serve the national interest.”

Ranking Member Sessions: Gang Of Eight Loopholes Mean Swift Access To Public Aid For Illegal Immigrants

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

"I hope the Gang’s members will propose or support amendments to address the legislation’s enormous federal costs and to ensure that illegal immigrants will not become dependent on already-burdened state and local benefit programs."

The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal and Veterans’ Program Proposals

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:30:00 EST

Witness:

The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki
Secretary of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

How The Gang Of Eight Proposal Would Impact U.S. Taxpayers

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

Concerns Heightened By Administration’s Noncompliance With Taxpayer Protections Already In Law...

Ranking Member Sessions Asks CBO To Provide Estimate Of Long-Term Cost Of Immigration Bill

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

“The legislation would enable millions of illegal immigrants to access federal and state welfare and entitlement programs, with the most significant costs occurring outside the 10-year budget window when they would be eligible for green cards and ultimately citizenship. No lawmaker should vote on this legislation until we have a complete and thorough estimation of the long-term cost.”

The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Revenue Proposals

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:00:00 EST

Witness:

Jacob J. Lew
Secretary of the United States Department of the Treasury

The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 02:00:00 EST

Witness:

Jeffrey Zients
Acting Director & Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget

Johnson Discusses Obama Budget On CNBC

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

The Nomination of The Honorable Sylvia Mathews Burwell, of West Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:30:00 EST

Johnson Comments on Obama Budget: Increased Spending, Increased Taxes, Increased Deficits

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

“There is not much to like in this budget. It increases spending, increases taxes, increases deficits, and never balances. While the President is touting deficit reduction in the long term, his plan would raise spending by $160 billion next year, and increase the deficit by $128 billion. This budget takes us in the wrong direction."

President Obama’s Budget Achieves Virtually No Deficit Reduction

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

Surges Debt By $8.2 Trillion...

Sessions: President’s Budget ‘Not Merely Reckless; It Is Unthinkable’

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

“This proposal goes to extraordinary lengths to shield the federal bureaucracy from any reform, even as millions of Americans are trapped in failed government programs. It grows the government at the expense of the economy. It enriches the bureaucracy at the expense of the people. And it threatens to permanently depress the American economy under a never-ending avalanche of debt.”

Senate Committees Sound Alarm Over Cost Concerns With Gang Immigration Proposal

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:01 EST

“It is essential that we have answers to these questions before any legislation is unveiled so that the public can be informed and provide input… As we discovered through several oversight requests from the Agriculture, Budget, and Judiciary Committees, existing federal immigration law designed to protect taxpayers is not enforced by this administration. One of the biggest challenges facing any reform of our nation’s immigration laws is the refusal of this administration to enforce the laws already on the books… Once the present illegal population receives green cards, they will be eligible under current law for a wide array of federal welfare programs including food stamps, Supplemental Security Income, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Medicaid. By their very nature, these programs necessarily represent a net fiscal cost to taxpayers. The long-term costs, and the strain on resources for low-income Americans, could be enormous."