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...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/13/how-much-will-obamas-aumf-cost/
Feb. 13, 2015 - ...Military Force (AUMF).
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/12/pentagon-sequestrations-doubly-bad-policy/
Feb. 12, 2015 - One of the biggest battles facing Congress this year is whether to keep the budget caps and cuts known as sequestration in place, and one of the most curious features of the sequester is the insistenc...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/10/what-would-confucius-say-about-lack-of-trust/
Feb. 10, 2015 - ...military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.”
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/10/7-pie-charts-answer-questions-afraid-to-ask/
Feb. 10, 2015 - So President Barack Obama has rolled out his proposal for the 2016 fiscal year budget. Where is the money going? If you’re a visual learner like me, a handy pie chart goes much further than a de...
Blog - /blog/2015/02/09/presidents-2016-budget-pictures/
Feb. 9, 2015 - Today we released The President's 2016 Budget in Pictures, a series of colorful charts telling the story of the priorities in the president's budget.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/presidents-2016-budget-in-pictures/presidents-proposed-military-nonmilitary-discretionary-spending-fy2016/
Feb. 9, 2015 - ...military and non-military discretionary programs has changed over time. Under the president’s fiscal year 2016 discretionary budget, military spending would account for 54 percent, while non-mil...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/presidents-2016-budget-in-pictures/presidents-proposed-mandatory-spending-fy2016/
Feb. 9, 2015 - President Obama proposes to spend $2.63 trillion in mandatory spending in fiscal year 2016, an increase of more than 5 percent over the 2015 enacted level. Mandatory spending includes earned-benefit p...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/presidents-2016-budget-in-pictures/presidents-proposed-total-spending-fy2016/
Feb. 9, 2015 - ...military spending will make up 76 percent of the total budget, leaving just 24 percent, or $957 billion of the $4.1 trillion total, to spend on all other programs.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/presidents-2016-budget-in-pictures/
Feb. 9, 2015 - President Obama recently released his fiscal year 2016 budget proposal. And budgets are about our nation’s priorities: What are we going to spend money on? How are we going to raise the money we...
Analysis - /analysis/2015/president-obamas-2016-budget/
Feb. 4, 2015 - President Obama's budget proposal includes spending above sequestration caps for defense and non-defense, and many initiatives that would be widely popular with Americans.
Analysis - /analysis/2015/national-priorities-project-reacts-presidents-fiscal-year-2016-budget/
Feb. 2, 2015 - ...military spending.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2015/02/01/obamas-buget-5-things-to-watch/
Feb. 1, 2015 - ...MILITARY MONEY Since 2009, Obama has proposed less and less for discretionary spending. Mandatory spending for entitlement programs, by contrast, has been rising. “He’s been very parsimo...
Blog - /blog/2015/01/22/npp-staff-joins-partners-annual-national-security-strategy-retreat/
Jan. 22, 2015 - Last week, three of NPP’s own joined dozens of partners from around the country at an annual National Security Strategy Retreat held in Bethesda, MD, just outside of Washington, DC.
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/2015/01/20/your-top-policy-priorities-obamas-state-union-speech/
Jan. 20, 2015 - We asked you what issues you want to hear President Obama discuss during his State of the Union speech tonight. Here's what you said.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/23/top-14-moments-2014/
Dec. 23, 2014 - As we approach the end of another year, the team here at National Priorities Project has been looking back at our victories and favorite moments from the past twelve months.
Blog - /blog/2014/12/16/congress-passes-2015-national-defense-authorization-act/
Dec. 16, 2014 - ...military. And in a bipartisan vote, lawmakers just made it 53 when the Senate voted to pass a House version of the bill earlier today.
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...
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
