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...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/whats-cromnibus-extended-analysis/
Dec. 15, 2014 - On Saturday, the Senate passed a U.S. budget that avoided a government shutdown, set the stage for a February showdown over immigration, relaxed financial investment rules implemented under the Dodd-F...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/12/there-2015-budget-yet/
Dec. 12, 2014 - Throughout the day yesterday, sources were reporting that the massive $1.1 trillion spending deal lawmakers have been negotiating for weeks would not pass because there were not sufficient v...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/12/12/buried-within-omnibus-bill-long-term-blank-check/
Dec. 12, 2014 - Analysts warn that "emergency" war spending fund, which was supposed to be temporary, has become permanent fixture that inflates Pentagon's budget
Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/12/12/the-ominous-cromnibus/
Dec. 12, 2014 - With all of the justifiable anger directed at what’s in the 2015 spending bill – the omnibus continuing resolution or “cromnibus” – that the House struggled to ...
Blog - /blog/2014/12/11/whats-cromnibus/
Dec. 11, 2014 - Spending caps, immigration, the F-35, military pay raises, Dodd-Frank, campaign contributions and more: here's what's in the budget bill.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/03/wielding-power-purse/
Dec. 3, 2014 - Wielding the power of the purse has become a convenient way to get at policy positions that some lawmakers don’t agree with.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/state-smart-federal-funds-50-states/
Nov. 20, 2014 - NPP's State Smart offers an easy-to-use look at dozens of ways that federal dollars flow between states and the U.S. Treasury. This report examines the influence of the Great Recession on these dynami...
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/executive-action-immigration-win-federal-budget-and-economy/
Nov. 19, 2014 - Immigration reform is a positive for the United States in many ways, and not least is the positive impact such reform would have on the federal budget.
Blog - /blog/2014/11/19/whats-so-important-about-tax-extenders/
Nov. 19, 2014 - “Tax extenders” can be a tough topic to figure out, which is why we just published “Tax Extenders, Explained.” This blog explains why tax extenders are so important.
Analysis - /analysis/2014/tax-extenders-faq/
Nov. 19, 2014 - National Priorities Project answers important questions related to the temporary tax breaks known as the “tax extenders.”
Blog - /blog/2014/11/11/how-much-do-we-spend-our-nations-veterans/
Nov. 11, 2014 - Last week news broke that 629 U.S. troops believe they were exposed to chemical warfare agents while overseas more than a decade ago. This begs the question: how much does our nation s...
Blog - /blog/2014/10/29/npp-brings-you-competing-visions-election-edition/
Oct. 29, 2014 - This week, we revisit our popular Competing Visions analysis and provide you with a breakdown of how some lawmakers propose divvying up the federal budget. Because that’s what all our ...
Analysis - /analysis/2014/competing-visions-election/
Oct. 29, 2014 - NPP revisits its Competing Visions analysis that shows how lawmakers would break down the federal budget.
