It's a Continuing Resolution World
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, November 06, 2007 | 08:22 PM
By Tom Shoop | Tuesday, November 06, 2007 | 08:22 PM
Just in case you missed it, I wanted to draw your attention to this tidbit, courtesy of our friends at CongressDaily, about Congress' contingency planning for its ongoing failure to pass any appropriations bills -- more than a month into the fiscal year:
If Congress cannot get its work done in time for Christmas, as a fallback, federal agencies have already been instructed to plan as if Congress will eventually pass a CR running through Feb. 15, sources said.
Looks like we can count on budget uncertainty running well into the new year. Again.
Comments
That's not all. When Congressman Chris Van Hollen announced on C-Span, just before Nancy Pelosi was elected Speaker, that there would be no impeachments in the 110th Congress, I wondered how he could predict the future behavior of all Administrative officials and Federal Judges. I have twice written to my Congressman asking this question, and not yet received a clear answer. Has anyone else had a similar experience?
Robert Olcott | Tuesday, April 08, 2008 | 03:20 PMIf Congress was more focused on what really their jobs are like passing a budget this country might run better. They are so quick to ask for investigations on small issues of what employees do within the federal government but they don't look in their own front or back yard. Congress has gotten to big for their own pants that they really are the joke of the country and not the powerful ones they think they are. Many years ago Congress moved the budget decision from June of the year to October because they could not make a decision and now they still can't make one by October. I think the American people need to get control of Congress. Instead of Congress asking the questions of the President and Commissioners of Departments the American People need to take back our rights and start asking questions of Congress and making them accountable for their jobs and holding them responsible for deadlines and what is done. They really are who is runing this country and they really are not Good at their jobs.
Deb | Tuesday, November 13, 2007 | 08:10 AMCongress can't seem to get something as fundamental to their job as passing a budget but yet are planning a four day work week for next year. This is to supposedly to allow more time in their home districts. Sounds like campaining for their job is more important than actually doing their job.
Dennis | Wednesday, November 07, 2007 | 10:52 AMABOUT THIS BLOG
Government Executive Editor Tom Shoop takes a look at news and events affecting the federal bureaucracy, from the perspective of a longtime observer of government.
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