Full Coverage: U.S. Budget
News Stories
- New Estimate Sees Deficit Heading to Record $400 Billion for Year LA Times (registration req'd) - Wed, Jun 11, 2003
- House Set for Vote on $82B Tax-Cut Bill AP - Wed, Jun 11, 2003
- G.O.P. Leader Brushes Off Pressure by Bush on Taxes NY Times/Yahoo! News - Wed, Jun 11, 2003
- House GOP Leaders Unveil $82B Tax Cut AP - Wed, Jun 11, 2003
- CBO Expects Deficit to Shatter Record AP - Tue, Jun 10, 2003
Feature Articles
- A Deficit, Yes, but Few Regrets Washington Post - Mon, Jun 09, 2003
- Fight or Flight? G.O.P. Split Over Tax Credits NY Times (registration req'd) - Sun, Jun 08, 2003
- Budget Deficits Hit Historic Highs AP - Thu, May 29, 2003
- Deficits return as fiscal discipline is left behind USA TODAY - Tue, May 27, 2003
- For Many, Tax Cut Windfall Will Be Socked Away LA Times (registration req'd) - Mon, May 26, 2003
- A Tax Cut of Varied Proportions Washington Post - Sun, May 25, 2003
Opinion & Editorials
- Read My Lips NY Times (registration req'd) - Wed, Jun 11, 2003
- War on terror cannot excuse wasteful military spending USA TODAY - Tue, Jun 10, 2003
- Budget meets defense needs USA TODAY - Tue, Jun 10, 2003
- Faith-Based Talk -- Where's the Action? Washington Post - Tue, Jun 10, 2003
- Good for Them That's Got Washington Post - Mon, Jun 09, 2003
- Step-by-Step Tax Reform Washington Post - Mon, Jun 09, 2003
Related Web Sites
- Frequently Asked Questions About The Debt
- from the Treasury Bureau of the Public Debt. Also: get an updated total of the national debt.
- Office of Management and Budget
- includes the budget for the current fiscal year, legislative information, OMB bulletins and press releases.
- Congressional Budget Office
- provides the Congress with the objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- conducts nonpartisan research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people.
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- dedicated to elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government. Site includes the 2002 Pig Book, which examines pork barrel spending.
- House Budget Committee
- includes hearing schedules and news releases.