Letter Asks for Transparent, Regular Spending Process
Posted by Jim Harper
With the $500 billion omnibus spending bill racing through Congress this week, there is no better time to highlight the need for a transparent and regular appropriations process.
So a group of transparency advocates have put together a letter asking Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) and Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey (D-WI) to provide “timely and easily-accessible disclosure of [...]
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Annual Spending Process Largely Ignored
Posted by Jim Harper
This Associated Press article notes what I wrote here yesterday morning about the annual spending process and the October 1 start of the new fiscal year:
If Congress spends $700 billion this week on a financial services bailout, at least we’ll know where that money went. Before the month is out, Congress will spend hundreds [...]
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