Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, made opening remarks at the House Budget Committee hearing on the First Principles of ...

For the first time in years, lawmakers have agreed to convene in a budget conference to reconcile differences between their respective budget proposals, as presented by House Budget Committee chair ...

Money stress affects people at every income level, from minimum wage workers to six-figure earners who struggle to make ends meet each month. The belief that budgeting only works for people with ...

Anytime I drive to a place for the first time, I get directions. Sometimes I do this even if I’ve been there before. I’m always looking for an easier, quicker way to get from here to there. The same ...

Restraining runaway federal spending will require difficult decisions by lawmakers. Lawmakers who are willing to take a tough stand need a budget process that helps, rather than hinders them, and that ...

Anticipated shortfalls in state funding, requiring cuts of perhaps 3 percent this year and up to 15 percent in 2002-03, will be accommodated by strategic - not across-the-board - reductions determined ...

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That’s one reason why organizations continue to hang on to the traditional annual budgeting process. They hang on even though the tough and resource-intensive budget process ultimately produces ...