BUDGET HEARING: The Costs of Inaction: The Economic and Budgetary Consequences of Climate Change
Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) and the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing on the Costs of Inaction: The Economic and Budgetary Consequences of Climate Change with majority witnesses Mindy Lubber, President of Ceres, Inc., Alfredo Gomez, Director of Natural Resources and Environment for the Government Accountability Office (GAO), and Sherri Goodman, Senior Vice President and […]
The Costs of Inaction: The Economic and Budgetary Consequences of Climate Change – Opening Statement of Chairman Murray
“This hearing will now come to order. “I’d like to thank the Ranking Member, Senator Sessions, and all of our colleagues for joining us today. “And I’d like to especially thank our witnesses for taking the time to be here. “Today, we’ll hear from Mindy Lubber the president of Ceres, Inc. an organization that works […]
CBO Report: After Doubling In Last Six Years, Debt Will Explode In Coming Decades
The report underscores the destructive economic consequences of growing deficits and rapidly rising federal debt.
The President’s Mid-Session Review Of The FY 2015 Budget
The President’s policies would result in a gross debt of $25.5 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2024, an increase of $8.8 trillion (53 percent) from the $16.7 trillion where it stood at the end of last year.
Murray Statement on the OMB FY15 Mid-Session Review
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the Office of Management and Budget’s FY15 Mid-Session Review: “Today’s report from the Office of Management and Budget shows once again that our fiscal outlook has improved significantly in the near-term, and while we need to continue to tackle […]
Senate Confirms Shaun Donovan as OMB Director in Strong Bipartisan Vote
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Shaun Donovan to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget by a strong bipartisan vote of 75-22. Prior to the vote, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) spoke on the Senate floor to urge her colleagues to support Donovan’s nomination. “I look […]
Sessions Details Case Against OMB Nominee Shaun Donovan
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following prepared remarks on the Senate floor today ahead of the vote on HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget: “Mr. President, I rise today to discuss the nomination of Shaun Donovan to be […]
Sessions Asks Why Medicare Agency Can’t Prevent Fraud, Recover Known Improper Payments
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter today to the Administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the payment of improper claims in the Medicare fee for service program. The text of Sessions’ letter follows: “Dear Administrator Tavenner: The Medicare Integrity Program (“MIP”) at […]
Sessions On GDP Revision: ‘A Tragic Collision With Reality’
WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the final GDP estimates for the first quarter of 2014: “Growth last year was 1.9%—less than half of the White House predicted in 2009. And in 2012, the White House predicted growth this year would be 4.0%. […]
Senate Budget Committee Approves Nomination of OMB Director Shaun Donovan in Bipartisan Vote
Today, Chairman Patty Murray (D-WA) and the Senate Budget Committee held a markup of the nomination of Secretary Shaun Donovan to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. The nomination passed through the Committee with a roll call vote of 15-6, and will now head to the Senate floor. Murray released the following […]