Gretchen Hamel joins 7 others to debate the Farm Bill – as seen on New York Times’ Room for Debate.

If you want to better understand why our nation is facing a mountain of debt and endless deficits, look no further than our broken federal budgeting process.

As a political junkie, I’ll admit it: I love the president’s annual State of the Union speeches, regardless of who’s in the White House.

As we close the books on 2011 here in Washington, D.C., it’s hard to shake the feeling of disappointment looking back on the many opportunities our leaders missed this year to address the serious fiscal challenges we face….

As parents across the country scurry to finish Christmas shopping for their families, Congress is quickly trying to deal with a number of tax provisions that expire at the end of the calendar year….