The Top 5 Things To Know About The Farm Bill
This week, the U.S. Senate is debating the 2013 farm bill. This complex piece of legislation contains billions in spending and will set much of U.S. agriculture policy for the next five years. The House is expected to take up similar legislation soon. Here are the top five things Americans need to know about the farm bill.
B.A. Spending Daily
A roundup of the latest must-read budget and economic stories.
Contrasting Budgets
Early Saturday morning, the Senate joined the House in adopting a budget resolution by a slim margin of 50-49.
Did You Get Your Money’s Worth From Congress Last Week?
The House and the Senate were both in session last week and, for the first time in four years, the Senate passed its version of an annual budget. At approximately 5 a.m. Saturday, senators wrapped up work on the budget resolution, which was offered by Senate Budget Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and would spend $3.7 trillion in fiscal year 2014.
B.A. Spending Daily
A roundup of the latest must-read budget and economic stories.
Vote-A-Rama
It’s been four years, but hats off to the Senate for finally considering a budget. Earlier this week, we explained the complicated budget vote-a-rama process, which is expected to begin around 3:00 p.m. EST today.
Points on the Board
That’s right. Congress did something worth cheering about — a continuing resolution has just passed that will keep the government from shutting down, and keep the 3 cents on the dollar sequester cuts in place.
Congress Sinks One On Spending Cuts
With the start of March Madness, we¹re excited to tell you that Congress sunk a basket for fiscal responsibility by passing their continuing resolution for fiscal year 2013 without wasteful big-spending amendments!
Vote-A-Rama? Explaining The Senate Budget Process
Later this week, the Senate is expected to pass a budget—the first time the Senate has done so in nearly four years. Since the Senate budget process is a very complex process, where voting can last until the middle of the night, we wanted to break it down for you.
Pass the Pork? Senate Amendments to the FY2013 Continuing Resolution
The Senate is expected to take up the fiscal year 2013 continuing resolution. As it currently stands, the Senate bill is very similar to the House-passed bill. But with more than 90 amendments reportedly ready to be offered on the Senate floor, it might not be that way for long. As Bankrupting America pointed out last week, the bill is already filled with some questionable spending items. Now, it seems senators are poised through the amendment process to add spending that would benefit their home states.
