by Zoe Williams | Jan 30, 2015 | BudgetTracker
From CQ News article by George Cahlink, Jan. 29, 2015 President’s Barack Obama’s first lame duck budget will be, in many ways, effectively moot as soon as it hits Capitol Hill Monday. Some proposals, including tax increases and bids for expanded domestic spending,...
by CQRC Staff | Dec 2, 2014 | BudgetTracker, Products
State of Play: With only 10 days before the current funding for the federal government expires, House Republican leaders are trying to strike a balance between the conservatives determined to stop President Obama’s immigration order and other lawmakers just as...
by CQRC Staff | Nov 17, 2014 | BudgetTracker, Guides, Reports, Resources
U.S. operations against the Islamic State come with a cost. The Obama administration has issued an additional emergency funding request, bringing the total to $5.6 billion. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is already spending an average of at least $8.3 million per day to...