The Latest Breaking News from Budget Committee

Boyle to succeed Yarmuth as top Democrat on Budget Committee - Roll Call

​House Democrats on Tuesday elected Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan F. Boyle to lead the caucus on the Budget Committee next Congress.

Roll Call · Dec 6, 2022

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

The Texas Tribune · Nov 22, 2022

Metro Council proposal would put unsheltered residents at risk amid frigid temps

Metro Council proposal would put unsheltered residents at risk amid frigid temps

WEKU · Nov 18, 2022

CTA has work to do to get past line in the sand over Red Line extension

No matter how potentially vital the Red Line extension may be, the CTA must help its case for getting the money by better tending to the system as it exists now.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022

‘Firebrand’ Missourian shakes up Ways and Means race - Roll Call

Rep. Jason Smith invokes a populist image for the GOP as he seeks the top Republican spot on the House Ways and Means Committee.

Roll Call · Oct 13, 2022

Scheduling snafu sends Diet into 9-day stall

The Diet is in the unusual situation of being open but effectively closed at the same time, as the Budget Committees of the upper and lower houses will not meet until Monday and only a limited number of other committees will gather in the meantime.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Oct 12, 2022

Rep. John Yarmuth ‘waxes philosophical’ (and warns not to eat the Jell-O)

Retiring House Budget Committee chair shares his parting thoughts about Congress and “the stench of MAGA world.”

Roll Call · Oct 5, 2022

City Council member wants crackdown on motorcycle clubs wreaking havoc

At a Budget Committee meeting on Wednesday, Ald. Pat Dowell pressured Motoworks owner Johnny Scheff to include in his motorcycle curriculum a review of Chicago’s rules of the road, as well as ordinances that prohibit them from causing chaos.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 14, 2022

What is the budget reconciliation process and why is it important?

Congress passed reconciliation bills for 77% of budget resolutions since 1981.

USAFacts · Aug 1, 2022

Second time’s the charm for $26.1 million transfer to CTA; Council members still angry about being dissed

Despite last week’s tongue-lashing, CTA President Dorval Carter Jr. did not appear when the Budget Committee reconvened Tuesday.Instead, Carter’s chief financial officer made the case that the money is needed to shore up CTA pensions.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 25, 2022