Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/04/14/marketwatch-heres-where-your-tax-dollars-go/
April 14, 2015 - ...federal government spent your income-tax dollars in two big ways in 2014: on the military and on health care.
Blog - /blog/2015/04/08/where-did-your-2014-tax-dollars-go/
April 8, 2015 - Tax season is upon us! What should you know about your taxes? Here are seven things.
Guide - /guides/budget-process-tip-sheet/
April 3, 2015 - ...federal budget process is meant to be a participatory process carried out by Congress that reflects the priorities of the American people. The vision of democracy is that the federal budget reflects t...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/24/budget-reflects-americans-priorities/
March 24, 2015 - ...federal budget proposal that focuses on Americans' priorities -- such as job creation, education, Social Security, infrastructure improvements, and other domestic investments.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/03/24/stark-choices-peoples-budget-vs-republican-plan/
March 24, 2015 - ...federal budget debate typically doesn’t excite many folks outside the Washington beltway. And with good reason – the Republican budget process is intended to lull the public to sleep...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/20/competing-visions-what-budget-proposal-best-matches-americans-priorities/
March 20, 2015 - ...budget proposals stack up against Americans' priorities on 15 major issues including job creation, education, war spending, and taxes.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/03/20/14-reasons-why-house-and-senate-republicans/
March 20, 2015 - ...federal government—via the 2016 budget—because if Republicans get even a fraction of what they have proposed, your living standards will start sliding downhill.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/competing-visions-2015/
March 19, 2015 - ...budget proposals stack up against what Americans want.
Blog - /blog/2015/03/18/where-are-we-federal-budget-process/
March 18, 2015 - ...budget proposals as alternatives to the president’s budget that was released in early February. Are you wondering why Congress does this?
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-notes-and-sources/
March 16, 2015 - ...Budget’s (OMB) Public Budget Database, released in February 2015. Tax Day Categories When OMB publishes federal budget data, it uses several categories of spending called functions, and within...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/tax-day-2015/tax-day-2015-seven-things-you-should-know-about-taxes/
March 16, 2015 - ...federal government.[1] To see how federal money impacts your state, visit State Smart. 2. You pay the federal government’s bills. Around 80 percent of all federal tax revenue comes from t...
Blog - /blog/2015/03/11/lawmakers-release-budget-alternatives-next-week/
March 11, 2015 - ...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...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/03/04/how-does-obamas-education-budget-stack-up/
March 4, 2015 - ...budget proposal included many education initiatives that would be popular among the US population. But is 2 percent of the total federal budget pie enough?
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...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/20/lawmakers-disagree-department-homeland-security/
Feb. 20, 2015 - Just five legislative days remain between now and the end of next week, making a shutdown of DHS more and more likely.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/20/budget-five-small-steps-forward-one-big-step-back/
Feb. 20, 2015 - On February 2, President Obama released a budget outline for fiscal year 2016 with many proposals that reflect Americans' most cherished values and priorities, according to opinion polls. The $4 trill...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/18/webinar-get-facts-about-how-president-wants-spend-taxpayer-dollars-2016/
Feb. 18, 2015 - ...budget plan.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/12/pentagon-sequestrations-doubly-bad-policy/
Feb. 12, 2015 - ...budget does little to escape this framework, and would end the sequester with a dollar for dollar infusion of funding to defense and non-defense. This lock step approach turns the budget process into ...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/11/doug-hall-obama-budget-2016-step-right-direction/
Feb. 11, 2015 - ...budget outline for fiscal year 2016 that should be widely popular with the American people. The $4 trillion proposal is only a starting point for lengthy budget negotiations in the Republican-controll...
