Tag: Budgets and Deficits

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news briefing on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 5, 2014. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Pelosi: Democrats have leverage on spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 11, 2014 8:51 pm

Who’s getting rich in Washington this week? Blue Cross, multinational companies, and banks

Beltway Confidential

Who’s getting rich in Washington this week? Blue Cross, multinational companies, and banks

Timothy P. Carney · December 11, 2014 8:51 pm

Elizabeth Warren fights Senate bill with conservative bloggers

Elizabeth Warren fights Senate bill with conservative bloggers

Becket Adams · December 11, 2014 8:12 pm

"I don't know that we've even scratched the surface on the degree of difficulty we face when it comes to tax reform," Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Here’s how Senate Republicans plan to reform the tax code

Jason Russell · December 11, 2014 8:04 pm

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Republicans hit pause button on spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 11, 2014 7:41 pm

"I don't know that we've even scratched the surface on the degree of difficulty we face when it comes to tax reform," Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Thursday. (AP Photo)

Hatch warns of stacked odds against tax reform

Joseph Lawler · December 11, 2014 7:06 pm

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Tom Coburn puts the breaks on Senate action

Sean Lengell · December 11, 2014 6:31 pm

$1.1t spending package advances to avert shutdown

$1.1t spending package advances to avert shutdown

Susan Ferrechio · December 11, 2014 6:24 pm

Obama would sign spending bill

Obama would sign spending bill

Brian Hughes · December 11, 2014 6:20 pm

Bah humbug: 17% won’t buy holiday gifts

Bah humbug: 17% won’t buy holiday gifts

Paul Bedard · December 11, 2014 5:49 pm

Jack Lew fires back at Elizabeth Warren: ‘You need multiple perspectives’

Jack Lew fires back at Elizabeth Warren: ‘You need multiple perspectives’

Joseph Lawler · December 11, 2014 2:38 pm

Any bill negotiated behind closed doors and posted soon before a vote likely includes wasteful spending. (iStock Photo)

Beltway Confidential

Five ways the spending deal wastes your money

Jason Russell · December 10, 2014 9:15 pm