Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/11/27/budget-to-be-thankful-for/
Nov. 27, 2013 - This Thanksgiving, Congress should set aside dysfunction and the austerity mindset and give the American people a reason to be thankful: a federal spending and revenue plan that takes our best interes...
Blog - /blog/2013/11/25/thanksgiving-stories-cutting-food-stamps/
Nov. 25, 2013 - At the beginning of November, more than 47 million low-income Americans saw their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits reduced.
Blog - /blog/2013/11/21/your-stories-about-home-mortgage-interest-deduction/
Nov. 21, 2013 - After we published a blog piece on the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction (HMID) this summer, several people wrote in to tell us how this tax break affected their lives.
Blog - /blog/2013/11/14/budget-committee-stuck-give-them-push/
Nov. 14, 2013 - News reports this morning indicate that the congressional budget conference committee is making little progress in negotiations toward a compromise spending plan for 2014. Let's give them a nudge in t...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/11/06/what-washington-gets-wrong-about-the-deficit/
Nov. 6, 2013 - Politicians talk about the deficit a lot, but experts on the federal budget say they often miss the point.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/31/budget-conference-committee-faces-wide-gap-priorities-dec-15-deadline/
Oct. 31, 2013 - With a task of paramount importance ahead of them, the Budget Conference Committee has limited time to reach agreement on a budget and avoid another shutdown.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/28/nerd-nite-what-is-happening-in-dc/
Oct. 28, 2013 - Nerd Nite, what the heck is going on in Washington, DC (hint: we're on step two of a five-step budget process), and why we should all be paying attention.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/25/new-local-data-federal-priorities-database/
Oct. 25, 2013 - Over the past few weeks, the Federal Priorities Database has been updated with information on poverty, SNAP, WIC, Head Start, and more.
Blog - /blog/2013/10/23/30-years-taking-back-federal-budget/
Oct. 23, 2013 - On October 18, NPP celebrated our 30th anniversary with an event honoring keynote speakers Ai-jen Poo, Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, and Barney Frank, as well as Democracy Champions from around the country...
Blog - /blog/2013/10/17/congress-approves-deal-open-government-raise-debt-ceiling/
Oct. 17, 2013 - After more than two weeks of the government shutdown, Congress approved a deal to fund the government through Jan. 15 and raise the debt ceiling through Feb. 7.
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 - Fact Sheet: Government Shutdown and the Debt Ceiling mattea Government Shutdown What Happened: On Oct. 1, 2013, the federal government shut down because Congress failed to do its job of passi...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/end-government-shutdown-and-raise-debt-ceiling/have-three-minutes-end-the-shutdown/
Oct. 10, 2013 - You have the power to get our government back on track and prevent default on our existing debt.
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/2013/10/07/243-million-ways-end-shutdown/
Oct. 7, 2013 - Our nation is in crisis. The 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/2013/10/01/government-shutting-down-what-you-need-know/
Oct. 1, 2013 - The government has shut down today because Congress failed to do its job of passing a budget for fiscal year 2014, which begins today.
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/2013/09/25/will-government-shut-down/
Sept. 25, 2013 - There are just a few days left before Oct. 1, the start of the federal government’s new fiscal year and the deadline for Congress to pass some sort of a spending bill in order to avoid a governm...
Blog - /blog/2013/09/23/operation-secret-loopholes/
Sept. 23, 2013 - As Congress tackles the 2014 budget, tax reform is happening in secret.
