2024年6月13日 · To comply with congressional budget rules, Republicans could not make all of the 2017 law’s tax cuts permanent, so they prioritized making the less-popular corporate tax changes permanent to avoid having to debate those cuts when the other provisions expired.

2024年11月22日 · Given the erosion of non-defense appropriations’ purchasing power, there’s a strong case for policymakers to not only reject the cuts proposed by the House but to increase 2025 appropriations by more than the 1 percent target set in last year’s negotiation. A 1 percent increase won’t even keep up with rising costs let alone …

2024年11月21日 · The incoming Trump Administration is reportedly exploring whether it can impound — that is, not spend — funds that Congress has provided in legislation. [1] Supporters of this position argue that the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA) restricts the President’s ability to impound funds, and they recommend that it be repealed.

2022年5月24日 · State budget decisions should matter to all of us. State budgets affect the quality of life of workers, families, and communities across the nation ― they decide the fate of roads, schools, health care, public transportation, clean air and water, and much more.

2024年12月17日 · Raising or suspending the debt limit does not authorize new spending or tax cuts; it merely acknowledges past budgetary decisions. On January 1, 2025, the federal government will reach the debt limit, the maximum amount it is allowed to borrow.

2024年10月28日 · Topics. Federal Budget; Federal Tax; State Budget and Tax; Health; Social Security; Economy; Poverty and Inequality; Food Assistance; Income Security; Housing ...

2024年4月3日 · Relief Legislation, Better Virus Control Key to Solid Jobs Recovery. Total nonfarm employment fell by 1.4 million jobs in March 2020 and a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, creating a 22 million jobs deficit since the start of the recession and largely erasing the gains from a decade of job growth.

2024年11月20日 · Deficits (or surpluses), debt, and interest are three central budget concepts. For any given year, the federal budget deficit is the amount of money the federal government spends minus the amount of revenue it takes in. The deficit drives the amount of money the government must borrow in any single year, while the debt is the cumulative amount of money the government has borrowed throughout ...

2024年9月30日 · Where Is Public Housing Located? The nation’s 807,000 public housing units are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several territories, with 1 in 5 of them in rural areas. As of 2020, only 55 percent of public housing homes were in low- or moderate-poverty areas, or where less than 30 percent of people had low incomes.

2024年10月28日 · Summary. Each year’s budget process in Congress requires, at a minimum, enactment of appropriations covering all discretionary programs. Congress is also likely to pass legislation affecting some mandatory spending, to renew programs if funding is expiring or to change eligibility, benefits, or funding, or to create new programs.