Budget reforms would end Senate vote-a-rama

A set of budget reform ideas introduced Wednesday would create special fiscal commissions to meet debt targets, move Congress to biennial spending bills and end the annual Senate spectacle known as the “vote-a-rama,” among other major changes.

Budget Perspectives for Fannie and Freddie

WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Budget Committee today released its July 14, 2016, Budget Bulletin focused on Budget Perspectives for Fannie and Freddie. The Budget Bulletin provides regular expert articles by Senate Budget Committee analysts on the issues before Congress relating to the budget, deficits, debt, and the economy. Read the full Senate Budget Bulletin […]

Senate Budget Overhaul Ideas from Enzi

Eliminating the vote-a-rama, making it tougher to waive budget points of order and creating enforceable, long-term fiscal targets are among ideas for overhauling the budget process that Senate Budget Chairman Michael B. Enzi unveiled Wednesday.

Enzi: Time to Unstick Washington’s Budget Gridlock

WASHINGTON D.C. – Senator Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, today highlighted bipartisan, common sense solutions to fix America’s broken budget process that Enzi said will place the country on a better, more sustainable fiscal path. “America’s budget process is broken, and it is preventing Congress from tackling the pressing fiscal challenges […]