Blog - /blog/2015/11/02/budget-deal-would-you-sign-it/
Nov. 2, 2015 - If you were President Obama, would you sign this budget deal?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/11/02/budget-deal-averts-devastating-cuts-sidesteps-caps/
Nov. 2, 2015 - Hidden within the surprise budget deal that congressional lawmakers and the White House unveiled on Tuesday is a major windfall for the Pentagon: the inclusion of a $59 billion slush fund that will br...
Blog - /blog/2015/10/30/bipartisan-budget-deal-averts-devastating-cuts-lets-pentagon-sidestep-caps/
Oct. 30, 2015 - Hidden within the surprise budget deal unveiled on Tuesday is a major windfall for the Pentagon: the inclusion of a $59 billion slush fund that will bring total Pentagon spending over the $600 billion...
Blog - /blog/2015/10/28/what-if-we-spent-pentagons-2016-slush-fund-differently/
Oct. 28, 2015 - The budget deal provides $59 billion to the Pentagon's slush fund in 2016. What if we chose to spend that differently?
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/10/09/kickstart-our-hearts-our-moral-depravity-in-Syria/
Oct. 9, 2015 - We have money to bomb Syria, but not to help Syrian refugees. Our government's answer to that is just embarrassing.
Blog - /blog/2015/10/08/congress-sends-national-defense-authorization-act-president/
Oct. 8, 2015 - Yesterday, in a 70-27 vote, lawmakers in the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, which lays out how the Pentagon might spend its 2016 $612 billion budget.
Blog - /blog/2015/10/01/congress-narrowly-averts-shutdown/
Oct. 1, 2015 - Just seven hours before federal agencies ran out of money, Congress passed a continuing resolution that temporarily funds the government until December 11.
Blog - /blog/2015/09/24/whats-next-iran-nuclear-deal/
Sept. 24, 2015 - As of last week, the deal is officially in effect as lawmakers have lost their opportunity to block implementation of the plan. WHat happens next?
Blog - /blog/2015/09/01/federal-budget-players-spotlight-mac-thornberry/
Sept. 1, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process. This week: Mac Thornberry.
Blog - /blog/2015/08/25/federal-budget-players-spotlight-harry-reid/
Aug. 25, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process. This week: Harry Reid.
Blog - /blog/2015/08/12/federal-budget-players-spotlightjohn-mccain/
Aug. 12, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process. This week: John McCain.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/what-congressional-budget-cuts-would-mean-your-state/
Aug. 11, 2015 - Domestic discretionary programs that Congress funds annually have already been subjected to years of freezes and cuts. The budget passed by Congress would cut them by $500 billion more ...
Blog - /blog/2015/08/04/federal-budget-players-spotlight-tom-price/
Aug. 4, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process. This week: Tom Price.
Blog - /blog/2015/07/21/federal-budget-players-spotlight-nancy-pelosi/
July 21, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process. This week: Nancy Pelosi.
Blog - /blog/2015/07/15/federal-budget-players-spotlight-bernie-sanders/
July 15, 2015 - NPP spotlights major players in the federal budget process.
Blog - /blog/2015/07/07/federal-budget-players-spotlight-john-boehner/
July 7, 2015 - NPP spolights major players in the federal budget process.
Guide - /guides/federal-budget-tipsheet-social-insurance-and-earne/
June 11, 2015 - Social insurance is made up of programs that help workers and their families replace income lost due to unemployment, disability, retirement, or death, as well as ensure access to adequate health care...
Guide - /guides/tipsheet-education-spending/
June 11, 2015 - Education spending for elementary, secondary and higher education is projected to account for 6 percent of total federal discretionary spending in fiscal year 2015, a figure that has held roughly cons...
Guide - /guides/debt-and-deficit-tipsheet/
June 11, 2015 - Budget deficits have declined sharply in recent years, down from about 10 percent of the U.S. economy in fiscal 2009, to a projected 3.2 percent in 2015. Over the past 50 years, the budget deficit ave...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/pentagon-budget-request-fy2016/
June 4, 2015 - On February 2, the Obama Administration released its fiscal year 2016 budget request reflecting input from the Department of Defense. Here's what they asked for.
