Blog - /blog/2015/03/18/where-are-we-federal-budget-process/
March 18, 2015 - This week, Congressional lawmakers will publish several budget proposals as alternatives to the president’s budget that was released in early February. Are you wondering why ...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...Housing & Community Housing assistance and credit, community development, disaster relief, and services supporting social needs. Subfunctions: 371, 451, 452, 453, 506, 604, 925 Example programs...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-seven-things-you-should-know-about-taxes/
March 16, 2015 - Tax Day 2015: Seven Things You Should Know About Taxes lkoshgarian 1. You are an investor in our nation and your tax dollars come back to your community. Your taxes fund health care programs, clean...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/03/12/obama-gambit-for-corporate-cayman-cash/
March 12, 2015 - President proposes to tax companies’ foreign profits for half-trillion in revenue but faces tough congressional fight
Blog - /blog/2015/03/11/lawmakers-release-budget-alternatives-next-week/
March 11, 2015 - Next week, when the budget alternatives are released, we’ll be taking a look at how each major budget proposal stacks up on issues you care about.
Blog - /blog/2015/03/04/congress-approves-department-homeland-security-funding/
March 4, 2015 - Three days before another potential government shutdown, Congress voted yesterday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the fiscal year which ends on Se...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/27/lawmakers-pass-stop-gap-bill-fund-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 27, 2015 - If Congressional lawmakers cannot come to agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by midnight tonight, tens of thousands of workers could be furloughed and hundred...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/23/we-must-not-fear-old-white-men/
Feb. 23, 2015 - Avoiding another disastrous Middle East war requires voicing our convictions bravely -- then trusting in democracy
Analysis - /analysis/2015/president-obamas-2016-budget/
Feb. 4, 2015 - President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
Blog - /blog/2015/02/04/top-four-things-you-need-know-about-obamas-fy2016-budget-proposal/
Feb. 4, 2015 - We've analyzed the key funding initiatives in President Obama's FY2016 budget and how they match up to Americans' priorities.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/national-priorities-project-reacts-presidents-fiscal-year-2016-budget/
Feb. 2, 2015 - President Obama today released his budget proposal for fiscal year 2016. The $4 trillion spending and tax proposal includes funding that would provide two years of tuition-free community college ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/02/money-chase-2016-us-budget-out-today-be-ready/
Feb. 2, 2015 - The money chase, 2016: U.S. budget out today, be ready with this 6-chart primer on science spending David Malakoff The annual U.S. federal budget cycle is set to kick off today at 11:30 am in Washing...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/01/obamas-buget-5-things-to-watch/
Feb. 1, 2015 - Obama's budget: 5 things to watch Rebecca Shabad President Obama on Monday will pitch his second-to-last budget blueprint to Congress. Since early January, the administration has been leaki...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/27/what-you-need-know-about-presidents-tax-plan/
Jan. 27, 2015 - About a week and a half ago, the White House released a plan to “simplify our complex tax code” and “make it fairer by eliminating some of the biggest loopholes.”&nbs...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/21/state-union-2015/
Jan. 21, 2015 - President Obama’s State of the Union address last night was as notable for what it included as for what it didn’t include. We give you the lowdown on gridlock, climate chan...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/15/obama-proposes-free-community-college/
Jan. 15, 2015 - The White House has announced that President Obama will reveal a proposal to allow students to attend community college free for up to two years.
Blog - /blog/2015/01/14/house-rule-would-cut-social-security-disability-benefits/
Jan. 14, 2015 - A proposed rule change by the House of Representatives would prevent lawmakers from transferring funding from the Social Security retirement and survivor’s (OASI) trust fund to the disability (D...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/01/12/federal-grant-programs-states-chopping-block/
Jan. 12, 2015 - Federal Grant Programs for States Are on the Chopping Block Timothy B. Clark House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by other House Republican leaders, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/01/10/gop-agenda-2015-can-republicans-govern/
Jan. 10, 2015 - GOP Agenda 2015: Can The Republicans Govern? Ginger Gibson Governing is going to be the top challenge for the Republican-controlled U.S. Congress, including finding bills that President Barack Obama...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/16/congress-passes-2015-national-defense-authorization-act/
Dec. 16, 2014 - For the last 52 years, Congress has not once failed to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA) that provides funding to the military. And in a bipartisan vote, lawmak...
