Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/26/bipartisan-coalition-calls-for-reforming-sequester/
Feb. 26, 2013 - ...military experts believe we can realize savings of at least $50 billion to $100 billion per year over 10 years in the Pentagon budget — without compromising national security,&rdq...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/sequestration-pentagon-and-states/
Feb. 21, 2013 - Sequestration, the Pentagon, and the States offers selected state-level briefs focused on the local impact of looming automatic across-the-board federal spending cuts known as sequestration and histor...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/20/how-will-sequester-affect-you/
Feb. 20, 2013 - Another manufactured budget crisis is facing Washington, but this time around it looks as if there will be no last-minute showdown.
Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/02/12/pentagon-urges-delay-in-devastating-budget-cuts/
Feb. 12, 2013 - ...military leaders warned in dire terms on Tuesday that $46 billion in budget cuts due to go into effect in two weeks would erode the nation's ability to go to war and appealed to Congress to delay the ...
Video - /videos/2013/2/4/state-of-the-union-preview/
Feb. 4, 2013 - ...Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue
Analysis - /analysis/2013/federal-budget-timeline-beyond-fiscal-cliff-2013/
Jan. 9, 2013 - The federal budget process is always complicated. This is truer today than perhaps ever before. Over the coming weeks and months Congress will take on issues that will shape our government for years t...
Analysis - /analysis/2013/fiscal-cliff-deal/
Jan. 2, 2013 - At the eleventh hour, Congress and President Obama reached a deal to address the fiscal cliff. The deal focused on tax revenue and included a number of changes to the tax code, including a permanent e...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/07/lack-leadership-senate/
Dec. 10, 2012 - I recently read an article that compared the gridlock in Washington, D.C. to living next to a railroad track with trains constantly going by – eventually you don’t even notice it. But with...
Blog - /blog/2012/12/03/what-will-happen-fiscal-cliff/
Dec. 3, 2012 - Last week I wrote a post called Fiscal Cliff Definition, with a simple explanation of the much-hyped, so-called fiscal cliff. (I also suggested that we call it a "fiscal obstacle course" ins...
Video - /videos/2012/11/16/a-peoples-guide-to-the-federal-budget-book-talk/
Nov. 16, 2012 - ...Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net, Taxes & Revenue
Analysis - /analysis/2012/what-fiscal-cliff-resources-bush-tax-cuts-sequestration-and-lame-duck-congress/
Nov. 7, 2012 - In the coming weeks, Congress will take on the fiscal cliff and make decisions about the Bush tax cuts, the automatic spending cuts known as sequestration, and a host of other tax and spending issues ...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/30/voter-guide-2012-obama-and-romney-issues/
Oct. 30, 2012 - The two presidential candidates have put forth very different proposals on nearly every issue, and now it's up to voters to choose the path our country will take for years to come. From Medicare to ed...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/24/pentagon-spending-obama-vs-romney/
Oct. 24, 2012 - During Monday’s presidential debate both candidates discussed their plans for future Pentagon spending. Gov. Romney claimed that President Obama would cut $1 trillion from the Pentagon’s b...
Video - /videos/2012/10/22/budget-brief-five-fun-military-facts-you-wont-be-hearing/
Oct. 22, 2012 - ...Military Facts You Won't Be Hearing National Priorities Project's Jo Comerford goes over five military facts you probably won't hear at the debates. Budget Process, Military & Security
Blog - /blog/2012/10/22/you-ask-we-answer-how-much-does-us-spend-foreign-aid/
Oct. 22, 2012 - When asked if they support cutting certain types of federal spending, many Americans say they'd like to see the U.S. reduce the amount of aid we give to foreign countries. So it's worth knowing: How m...
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/10/17/big-sticks-cost-money/
Oct. 17, 2012 - Mitt Romney’s foreign policy doesn’t match his thrifty approach to other spending. The U.S. Republican presidential candidate’s speech on Monday suggests a George W. Bush-like interv...
Blog - /blog/2012/10/04/npps-top-5-debate-tweets/
Oct. 4, 2012 - NPP's research team live-tweeted and fact-checked the first debate of the 2012 Presidential Election. If you missed, here are our top 5 tweets.
Video - /videos/2012/10/1/budget-brief-sequestration-one-stop-chopping/
Oct. 1, 2012 - ...Military & Security, Social Insurance, Earned Benefits, & Safety Net
Article - /pressroom/articles/2012/10/01/what-the-presidential-debates-wont-tell-you/
Oct. 1, 2012 - Five big things will decide what this country looks like next year and in the 20 years to follow, but here's a guarantee for you: you're not going to hear about them in the upcoming presidential debat...
Blog - /blog/2012/09/14/you-ask-we-answer-did-congress-just-solve-sequestration/
Sept. 17, 2012 - Greg from Portland, Oregon e-mailed last week and asked, “The House just passed a major spending bill. Does this mean the big funding cuts for education I’ve been hearing about won’t...
