October 23, 2025
The Government’s Closed, But the Tab’s Still Open
October 23, 2025
As Work Piles Up, the House is Still Absent
October 17, 2025
Get Back to Work
October 14, 2025
The Anti-Deficiency Act, Explained the Hard Way
October 03, 2025
The Crescendo of Shutdown Politics
October 01, 2025
Why the US government has shut down and what happens now
September 30, 2025
Joint Letter to the White House on Shutdown
September 30, 2025
TCS Statement on Impending Government Shutdown
September 26, 2025
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 99: Government Shutdown Countdown
September 25, 2025
The Clock, the Courts, and Congress
September 25, 2025
Trump has defied norms on executive power. What actions could he take amid a government shutdown?
September 22, 2025
Government Shutdowns: Assessing the Real Cost to Taxpayers
September 03, 2025
Five Fast Facts about Government Shutdowns
March 07, 2025
Tick Tock on the Shutdown Clock
March 08, 2024
The Budget Impasse Hurts Taxpayers
February 29, 2024
Leaping from Fiscal Year 2024
February 22, 2024
A Partial Shutdown Looms Over Washington…Again.
January 19, 2024
Short-Termism in U.S. Fiscal Policy
January 11, 2024
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 61: Back to the Brink
November 14, 2023
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 58: Budget Crisis
October 05, 2023
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 55: Shutdown Avoided or Postponed?
October 04, 2023
Part of the Solution Not the Problem
September 30, 2023
TCS Statement on the House Continuing Resolution
September 29, 2023
Enough Already
September 27, 2023
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 54: Hail Mary Pass? Or Fiscal Fumble?
September 15, 2023
Taxpayer Savings in the 2023 Farm Bill
September 11, 2023
BWAF Podcast — Ep. 52: Deadline Pressure
September 01, 2023
Shutdown the Shutdown Talk
December 07, 2022
Budget Watchdog, All Federal — Ep. 35: Best Bad Option
December 01, 2021
Congressional Leftovers are on the Menu
September 22, 2020
Fiscal Groups write, Don’t Threaten a Government Shutdown for More Farm Subsidies
August 13, 2020
Optics Don’t Equal COVID-19 Assistance
July 17, 2020
The Cross-Country TCS Road Trip
December 06, 2019
Common Sense Conversations – December 2019
December 06, 2019
Another Month, Another Stopgap Spending Bill
October 31, 2019
Tricks and Treats for Taxpayers
October 17, 2019
Again, the Separation of Powers Matters.
October 10, 2019
Common Sense Conversations – October 2019
September 27, 2019
Keeping The Government Lights On
February 04, 2019
Ban government shutdowns? It’s on the table in D.C.
February 01, 2019
Shutdown Hangover Prevention
December 21, 2018
Shutdown Shambles
December 20, 2018
The Hill: The problem with the president seeking border wall funding without Congress
December 18, 2018
Another Shutdown Looms
January 26, 2018
Seeds of the Shutdown Showdown
January 20, 2018
Statement On The Government Shutdown
January 19, 2018
US News & World Report: House and Senate Punted on Solving Complex Issues to Avoid Shutdown
January 05, 2018
Congress – Start 2018 With A Modicum of Fiscal Responsibility
June 01, 2017
Congress and the President Can’t Rely on Budget Gimmicks
May 04, 2017
6 Takeaways from Congress’ Spending Plan That Avoids a Government Shutdown
December 22, 2016
Five Budget Recommendations
December 15, 2016
How to Have an Honest Budget
November 18, 2016
Budget Through the Looking Glass
March 13, 2013
The Smoke and Mirrors of the Congressional Budget Process
