Oversight
Deficit reduction commission has first meeting
Republicans are worried Democrats are using the panel as a front to raise taxes.
Oversight
Republicans agree to keep an open mind on deficit reduction
Democrats on the commission say no ideas should be forbidden from consideration.
Oversight
GOP House members seek appropriations commitments
Republicans would like Democrats to agree to expeditious consideration of supplemental spending bill and individual action on all 12 appropriations measures.
Oversight
Senate panel approves budget resolution
Floor time is uncertain because it's unclear how long it will take the Senate to finish financial regulation legislation.
Oversight
Senate panel approves TARP reduction
Language would eliminate $44 billion in unobligated bailout funds, freeing up the money for other uses.
Defense
Senator releases budget resolution in advance of markup
Plan $4 billion cut to State Department budget and other international programs.
Oversight
Appropriator expects $4 billon fiscal 2011 discretionary cut
The cut would come on top of a White House proposal to freeze nonsecurity discretionary spending for three years.
Oversight
Junior senator becomes latest Republican to reject earmarks
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., says though earmarks represent a small fraction of the overall budget, the process is "fundamentally flawed and lacks oversight."
Oversight
Decision to mark up budget blueprint could come next week
Democrats might decide to forgo a five-year budget resolution and simply tackle discretionary spending for fiscal 2011.
Oversight
Senator: Deficit panel could slow budget process
Republican argues commission will provide an excuse for Democrats not to pass a budget resolution; Democrats say they still will try to move the budget blueprint.
Oversight
House majority leader bearish on budget passage
It's hard to get budget blueprints approved in election years, Rep. Steny Hoyer says.
Oversight
Roster for deficit commission is complete
Commission will present its proposals to Congress by Dec. 1; 14 of its 18 members must agree on the final package.
Oversight
Chairmen don't expect fiscal 2011 budget resolution until after recess
Health care reform is delaying work on budget.
Oversight
Republican senators divided on earmark ban
Meeting comes after House GOP lawmakers pledged not to take any earmarks for one year.
Oversight
Senate approves FAA rider to return unspent earmarks
Plan would require OMB to determine how many similar earmarks there are governmentwide.
Oversight
White House to post spending bill earmarks
Move is part of a broader effort to boost transparency and accountability.
Oversight
Blue Dogs advocate three years of spending cuts
The moderate Democrats will suggest reducing nonsecurity discretionary spending by 2 percent annually for three years, and then freezing spending levels for two years.
Oversight
GOP announces debt panel picks
Congressional leaders have pledged to take up the panel's recommendations before the end of the year and have lawmakers cast an up-or-down vote.
Oversight
Watchdogs applaud earmark ban, wonder about loopholes
House prohibition could just end up shifting spending directed to for-profits from "one side of the Capitol to the other," one observer cautions.
Oversight
Proposals to ban earmarks continue to pick up steam
Potential amendment to jobs bill would throw up roadblocks to fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 measures that include directed spending.
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