Sessions Calls For Welfare Reform Ahead Of Senate Vote On Food Stamp Legislation
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Senate farm bill, of which 80 percent goes to the food stamp program: “A shocking 80 percent of the farm bill’s spending now goes to food stamps. This has been the fastest growing major federal program […]
Chairman Patty Murray Announces MyBudget Online Platform to Engage Public in Budget Process
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray released the following statement announcing the start of MyBudget, the committee’s new online effort to engage members of the public in the federal budget process. MyBudget launched today at http://www.budget.senate.gov/democratic/ with a call for members of the public to share their stories, budget priorities, and ideas with the committee. It […]
Senate Budget Committee Approves Nomination of Deputy OMB Director Brian Deese in Bipartisan Vote
Chairman Murray and the Senate Budget Committee held a markup on the nomination of Brian Deese to the position of Deputy Director of OMB. The nomination passed through the Committee on a voice vote with strong bipartisan support and will now head to the Senate floor. Murray released the following statement following the vote: “Brian […]
Ranking Member Sessions Welcomes New Staff Director
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today welcoming the Committee’s new minority staff director: “We are all sad to see Marcus Peacock leave the Budget Committee and wish him the best of luck in his next adventure. Marcus joined up with us from my first […]
S. 744 And The Welfare State
From a fiscal standpoint, immigration reform should be guided by a candid acknowledgement of the enormous expanse of our welfare state and the aggressive practices currently being used to boost enrollment.
Sessions Delivers Opening Remarks At Committee Hearing On Economic Growth
“In my view, the key to stronger economic growth starts with removing burdens we impose on work, savings, and investment.” WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered an opening statement today at a Committee hearing on supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through tax reform. His remarks, as […]
CBO Confirms Obama 2014 Budget Does Not Change Dangerous Debt Course
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
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s re-estimate of President Obama’s FY 2014 budget submission: “The new analysis from the Congressional Budget Office confirms, once again, that President Obama’s financial vision of the country is dangerously unsustainable. According to CBO […]
Sessions Comments On CBO’s Updated Budget Projections
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the May baseline update from the Congressional Budget Office: “CBO’s baseline update, while providing some favorable change in deficit estimates, shows that the nation still faces a serious long-term problem. After temporary improvement, deficits begin a relentless […]
CBO’s Revised Outlook Still Projects Unsustainable Debt Path
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.