Tag Archives: appropriations

The Next Govt Shutdown Crisis

Posted on September 19, 2024 by Jim

Given news reporting about Republicans causing a government shutdown at the end of the month as a Trump election strategy, I decided to check the progress on passing appropriation bills for FY25. Progress on annual appropriation bills is tracked by … Continue reading →

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Raising the Debt Ceiling, a False Controversy

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Jim

In January 2013, our Congress voted to temporarily suspend the federal debt ceiling [HR 325].  This political grandstanding was designed to stick President Obama with the tar baby of our federal debt and distract Americans from that fact that Congress … Continue reading →

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Bipartisan Deal – Status Quo Continuing Resolution for FY 2013

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jim

The following is text of a message sent to the media relations contact for Gary Johnson’s campaign. On your campaign’s website, I found no comment on yesterday’s federal fiscal news. Therefore, I have several questions (see below), which relate to … Continue reading →

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