Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/10/15/debt-ceiling-2013-mcconnell-hits-brakes/
Oct. 15, 2013 - Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has reportedly temporarily hit the brakes on a bipartisan plan he’s working on with Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., to avert the first-ever U.S...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/end-government-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/fact-sheet-government-shutdown-and-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - ...federal budget process and hold our lawmakers accountable for their constitutional responsibilities: Familiarize yourself with our nation’s federal budget process, and how it’s supposed...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/end-government-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - Lawmakers’ failure to pass a real budget by Oct. 1, combined with their inability to agree on raising the debt ceiling before Oct. 17, costs our economy billions of dollars and af...
Blog - /blog/2013/10/10/three-dangerous-myths-about-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 10, 2013 - Why should you care about the debt limit? Here's a look at some of the debt ceiling myths making the rounds and what you can do about it.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/07/243-million-ways-end-shutdown/
Oct. 7, 2013 - ...federal government has shutdown and lawmakers show no sign of moving toward an agreement. But there are 243 million ways to end this shutdown.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/30/government-shutdown-dear-congress/
Sept. 30, 2013 - NPP is working with partner organizations to send a letter to our lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Dear Congress: it's time for Congress to return to the regular appropriations process and ensure th...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/09/30/need-to-know-government-shutdown/
Sept. 30, 2013 - Political negotiations over the government’s budget in Washington, D.C., are at a standstill, with Republicans in Congress threatening to shut down the government unless President Barack Obama a...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/27/government-shutdown-failure-democracy/
Sept. 27, 2013 - The one-two punch of a looming government shutdown and the reliance on stop-gap spending measures to fund the government is a stark reminder of the rampant dysfunction in the halls of Congress.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/25/will-government-shut-down/
Sept. 25, 2013 - ...federal government’s new fiscal year and the deadline for Congress to pass some sort of a spending bill in order to avoid a government shutdown.
Blog - /blog/2013/09/12/washington-spend-trillions-2014-will-spend-trillions-14-who-knows-what/
Sept. 12, 2013 - Congress failed to make funding decisions for fiscal 2014 on its regular time-frame, and now the debate on Syria has jumped to the front of the line. That means Congress is going to make som...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/09/congress-returns-syria-potential-shutdowns-and-dysfunction/
Sept. 9, 2013 - ...Federal Budget U.S. fiscal year 2013 will end ...
Blog - /blog/2013/08/21/how-healthy-arizona/
Aug. 21, 2013 - This summer has been full of surprises.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/12/whats-happening-with-federal-budget-debt-ceiling/
Aug. 12, 2013 - You've heard whispers. Perhaps here and there in the news there's been mention, yet again, of the potential for a government shutdown. So here's the update you need – in handy cheat-sheet f...
Blog - /blog/2013/08/08/summer-intern-profile-nicholas-petsas/
Aug. 8, 2013 - My name is Nicholas William Petsas. I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and currently live in Tucson where I attend the University of Arizona Honors College.
Blog - /blog/2013/08/01/summer-intern-profile-jackie-stein/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...Federal Budget project.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/military-spending-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - Key facts for understanding the current debate over military spending.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/health-care-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal health care spending in this country – including rising costs and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/federal-spending-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal spending and the off-the-rails budget process.
Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/education-fact-sheet/
Aug. 1, 2013 - ...federal funding for education and what's at stake right now for K-12 education as well as student loan interest rates.
Blog - /blog/2013/07/22/medicaid-crucial-father-two-disabled-daughters/
July 22, 2013 - Clay is a self-declared “evangelical Texan.”
