Blog - /blog/2012/05/24/veterans-and-cost-war/
May 25, 2012 - Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in March 2003, National Priorities Project has tracked the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have focused on the tax dollars expended related to the conduct...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/on-the-war-path-the-nearly-1-trillion-national-sec/
May 22, 2012 - Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/just-how-much-does-washington-spend-on-national-se/
May 22, 2012 - The Pentagon base budget of $530 billion is only
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/05/22/one-trillion-for-defense/
May 22, 2012 - Recent months have seen a flurry of headlines about cuts (often called “threats”) to the U.S. defense budget. Last week, lawmakers in the House of Representatives even passed a bill that was meant to ...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/16/why-senate-wont-pass-budget/
May 17, 2012 - This week the U.S. Senate will consider a series of amendments to the budget resolution. A budget resolution sets out spending and revenue guidelines for Congress’s annual appropriations process...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/10/american-community-survey-under-attack/
May 10, 2012 - Today the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5326, the appropriations bill for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and other related agencies.H.R. 5326 includes an amendment that would pr...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/10/pass-the-data-act/
May 10, 2012 - Having access to a single, comprehensive source for U.S. federal spending data isn't a partisan matter. We support the DATA Act because accurate spending information is critical to an informed budget ...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/08/you-ask-we-dont-answer-how-much-money-does-federal-government-spend/
May 9, 2012 - Tracking federal spending is tricky, but it's critical to having an informed discussion about the budget. Because "federal spending" can mean different things and involves multiple sources of data, we...
Blog - /blog/2012/05/07/you-ask-we-answer-why-doesnt-government-publish-these-numbers/
May 7, 2012 - The White House used to put out a Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget every year, but it was discontinued during the George W. Bush presidency. President Obama has not resurrected the practice. Mean...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/23/you-ask-we-answer-tax-subsidies-oil-companies/
April 23, 2012 - Betty from Hailey, Idaho, wrote to us about subsidies for oil companies. Thanks for writing, Betty – it's an interesting subject. Warning: We may have to get a bit wonky.
Blog - /blog/2012/04/19/gridlock-budget-process/
April 19, 2012 - President Obama released a budget in February, the House passed a very different budget in March, and the Senate has declined to do a budget. The seeds are planted for stalemate this election year. Wh...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/17/annual-budget-process-where-are-we-now/
April 18, 2012 - The House and Senate return this week from their spring recess with the seeds of a summer budget stalemate already planted.As required by law, in February President Obama released the Administration&r...
Blog - /blog/2012/04/16/you-ask-we-answer-why-are-there-different-versions-budget/
April 16, 2012 - Rebecca from Lititz, Pennsylvania, asked: Why are there different versions of the budget, and who decides which one becomes the actual budget for the federal government? It’s a good question. Yo...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/04/13/fifth-grader-says-im-mad-at-the-government/
April 13, 2012 - "If we had a trillion dollars," dream the youth of Bresee Community Center in Los Angeles, "we would buy materials to build homeless shelters, rehabilitation centers, skate parks and soccer fields."
Blog - /blog/2012/04/09/you-ask-we-answer-why-this-tax-receipt-different-white-houses/
April 9, 2012 - Tax day is a week away, and this year National Priorities Project writes you a receipt for how much you paid in federal income taxes-- so you can see exactly how much of your own 2011 income taxes wen...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/27/chairman-ryans-budget-more-less/
March 29, 2012 - This week the House of Representatives will likely consider the fiscal year 2013 budget resolution, introduced by Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee. Similar to last ...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/competing-visions/
March 28, 2012 - This week the House of Representatives will consider two significantly different alternatives to the president’s fiscal 2013 budget request— the Republican draft budget resolution, introdu...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/26/you-ask-we-answer-money-gone-missing/
March 26, 2012 - Ronda of Kennewick, Washington, wrote in to ask about tax revenues. In particular, she wanted to know if federal revenue has gone down over the past several decades with the enactment of lower tax rat...
Blog - /blog/2012/03/21/budget-process-update-where-are-we-now/
March 21, 2012 - The president submitted his fiscal year 2013 budget request to Congress on Feb. 13. Earlier this week, Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, unveiled his draft budget r...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/presidents-budget-fy2013/federal-spending-your-state/
March 19, 2012 - ...Housing Choice Vouchers, are slated for funding increases. Use these tables to see changes in federal grants to your own state for fiscal year 2013. And if you don’t see a program you’re ...
