Senate Gives Final Approval to FY 2009 Budget
Washington, DC – The Senate today gave final approval to the fiscal year 2009 budget conference report. The five-year fiscal plan balances the budget; makes needed investments in energy, education, and infrastructure; and cuts taxes on the middle class. Importantly, the plan assumes no tax increase. It was adopted by the Senate on a bipartisan […]
Conrad/Spratt Press Release on Budget Conference Agreement
Washington, DC – Senate and House negotiators have reached agreement on a budget plan for fiscal year 2009. The five-year budget conference agreement charts a new way forward for the country. It makes investments in energy, education, and infrastructure; provides tax relief for the middle class; and returns the budget to surplus in 2012 and […]
Issue 6: Deeming Resolutions
Issue 5: Pay-Go
Issue 4a&b: The Medicare Trigger
Senate Approves FY 2009 Budget Resolution
Washington, DC – The United States Senate voted 51 to 44 early this morning to pass a federal budget resolution, authored by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), that will spark the national economy, while putting America back on a solid fiscal course. “This budget takes immediate action to strengthen the economy, create jobs, […]
Issue 3a&b: Discretionary Spending
Issue 2: Farm Bill Status & CBO Economic Forecast
Conrad Welcomes CBO Report on Geographic Variation
Washington, DC – The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) today released a report, requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), showing that regions of the country with higher health care spending often have similar or worse health care outcomes than low-spending regions. The study’s findings will help Congress as it examines options for health […]