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President Biden released the President’s Budget last week and with it, the federal appropriations process has lurched to a start. In the modern era, we have come to expect to see late introduction of the President’s budget, forgoing passing a budget resolution by the budget committees (“deeming” them instead), and
Dear Friends, As the cherry blossoms open around the Tidal Basin, another spring ritual is getting underway in Washington: the annual budget and appropriations cycle. President Biden submitted his Proposed Budget for FY24 on March 9, kicking off another round of budget hearings on the Hill, which will be followed
Mark, Matt, and Josh discuss special rules, leaders’ power, budgets, funding, McCarthy, the debt ceiling, and whatever else popped into Mark’s head. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/March-2023-podcast.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (41.8MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
Senior Fellow Josh Huder sits down with political parties scholar Dave Hopkins to discuss what has changed and not changed in the Republican and Democratic parties. Dave is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Boston College and author of multiple books, including Asymmetric Politics (coauthored with Matt Grossman) and
Dear Friends, February may be the dreariest month in Washington, but it will certainly not lack for action this year. It didn’t happen quickly (and surprisingly took even longer in the Senate than the House), but both chambers have finalized their committee rosters, allowing the work of oversight and legislating
As Kevin McCarthy brokered with conservatives to win the speakership, he made a series of promises to significantly revamp the budget and appropriations processes. Among them were commitments to pass a budget that balances in 10 years, consider and pass each appropriations bill individually (rather than in “minibus” or “omnibus”
Laura and Matt are joined by Georgetown Law Professor Josh Chafetz to discuss congressional oversight, the importance of the type of oversight some people decry as mere “theater,” and upcoming high-profile oversight issues in the118th Congress. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Dave-Hopkins-2-3-23.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (44.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
Mark, Matt, and Josh discuss the start of the 118th Congress in the Senate and the House. Emphasis on the House Speaker’s race and the implications on for the year! https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Pod-1-9-23-mixed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (50.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
Dear Friends, Welcome to the 118th Congress! Following an historic (and at times jaw-dropping) week in the House of Representatives, a new Speaker has been elected and members have been sworn in at last. The legislating begins today when the chamber considers a new rules package that could significantly affect
Guest Post by Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Cabana For the national security community, the calendar year has dawned with an $858 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and an omnibus funding bill passed in late December. But what may have felt like a Christmas miracle to congressional staffers scurrying home belies
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