House Budget Committee

• Economists Don’t See U.S. Debt as a Crisis

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  March 22, 2013

  U.S. growth is picking up despite the federal deficit.

• Congress Lacks Plan to Halt Spending Cuts

  By Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg  |  February 13, 2013

  Legislators have about two weeks to avert $1.2 trillion in cuts.

• McConnell Takes Taxes Off the Table

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  January 7, 2013

  Senate minority leader says focus should be on spending cuts.

• Reid Hopes for Last-Minute Budget Deal

  By Kathleen Hunter and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  December 31, 2012

  Biggest sticking point said to be how to deal with more than $600 billion in automatic spending cuts.

• Budget Negotiators Face Complex Choices

  By Richard Rubin and Heidi Przybyla, Bloomberg  |  November 16, 2012

  Obama to meet with congressional leaders today.

• Medicare Premiums Would Rise With Ryan Plan, Study Finds

  By Alex Wayne  |  October 15, 2012

  "Highly disparate effect" of premiums could affect cost to beneficiaries: study.

• Boehner Sees Deal on Payroll Tax

  By Ian Katz and Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg  |  January 30, 2012

  Congress likely to agree on extension of tax break 'fairly quickly,' House Speaker says.

• Congress Revisits Debt Limit

  By Brian Faler, Bloomberg  |  January 17, 2012

  Legislators unlikely to make big decisions until after November election.

• Obama to Call for $1.5 Trln in Taxes

  By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg  |  September 19, 2011

  President's proposal would cut U.S. deficit by $3 trln over the next decade.

• Obama Said Mulling Larger Tax Cuts

  By Hans Nichols, Margaret Talev, Bloomberg  |  September 6, 2011

  Proposals target middle-income Americans; aim to spur consumer spending.