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© Greg Nash The budget reconciliation process was first used in 1980 to facilitate difficult choices to address deficit and debt levels. Bipartisan concern regarding the finances of the federal government increased when the level of debt exceeded $1 trillion and the ratio of public debt to gross domestic product passed 40 percent in 1981. Unfortunately, policymakers started to lose fiscal sanity several decades later. The total federal debt is now nearing $30 trillion, the ratio of public debt to gross domestic product exceeds 100 percent, and both measures are rising. It is true that intere...

Former President Donald Trump's lawyers argue a New York law for disclosure no longer applies to him.

Former President Donald Trump has long evaded publicizing his financial records compared to his predecessors and successor Joe Biden. With Congress also requesting to see his tax returns, Trump has cited that Congress cannot request for his tax returns as he is no longer in office. As reported by Bloomberg News, the former president’s attorneys told US District Judge Carl J. Nichols that Congress could not be granted access to his financial records as he is out of office. The attorneys cited the Trust Act, a law in New York that would allow Congress to request for his state tax returns and ...

Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 4.14.21 A reminder: It’s Seersucker Day in the Capitol. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response may be getting dragged through the mud by national media, but a new survey shows Florida voters are fans. Polling firm Cygnal surveyed 800 likely general election voters in Florida and found 60% believe DeSantis has done a good job navigating the state through the pandemic. That beats the 58% approval earned by the Joe Biden administration and the 49% approval for Donald Ron DeSantis gets high marks for his ...

7th District Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger says one of her top legislative priorities is restoring trust in Congress.