Congress is poised to miss its April 15 deadline for finishing next year's budget without even considering a draft in either chamber.
Unlike citizens' tax-filing deadline, Congress's mid-April benchmark is nonbinding. And members seem to be in no rush to get the process going.
Indeed, some Democratic insiders suspect that leaders will skip the budget process altogether this year a way to avoid the political unpleasantness of voting on spending, deficits and taxes in an election year or simply go through a few of the motions, without any real effort to complete the work.
Congress has failed to adopt a final budget four times in the past 35 years for fiscal years 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 according to a recent Congressional Research Service report. If the House does not pass a first version of the budget resolution, it will be the first time since the implementation of the 1974 Budget Act, which governs the modern congressional budgeting process.
The practical consequences of failing to produce a federal budget for next year are about the same as they are for a family that doesn't set a plan for income and spending: Congress doesn't need a budget to tax or spend, but enforcing discipline is harder without one.
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Nothing will happen, they will spend as usual (Meaning "What Budget") this is just to keep us sheeple Ignorant of our masters plans for the slaughter they plan, no knowledge, no planning against it.
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#4
This is something I find amazing. I am by no means claiming that we have a flawless or superior system here in Canada, but for us if a government fails to pass a key piece of legislation (and a budget is about as key as one can get), the government is deemed incapable of governing and there is an election. Just ask former PM Joe Clark all about it.
#5
Back in the 70s, the Donk Congress couldn't even pass appropriations for Defense instead passing monthly continuing resolutions, usually late. Had to authorize families to use military dining facilities when no pay was available at the end of the month. Finally, they passed a continuing resolution for the reminder of the fiscal year.
#6
I seem to remember this happening in 93 or 94, the fed govt. pretty much shut down. I remember hearing about an administrator at the VA hospital in Marion, Ill. writing checks from her personal checking account so her nurses would have food money until the checks started coming in again.
These idiots are far too busy worrying about gays in the military and a new VAT to do what we actually sent them to D.C. for.
#7
The prevailing philosophy appears to be "rules are for Republicans" and Democrats need not be bothered. They make sure the laws they pass don't apply to them, so why should rules or deadlines? After all, they are insulated from the consequences.
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