Laurel Harbridge-Yong

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Matt Williams |Jay L. Zagorsky |Laurel Harbridge-Yong |Morten Wendelbo |Scott Baker |Susannah Bruns Ali

Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right? The threat of government shutdowns seems to be a regular feature of modern American politics.

May 6, 2024 | aei.org | Kevin R. Kosar |Nolan McCarty |Tim Penny |Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Although the United States Constitution grants Congress the power of the purse, executiveencroachment and congressional acquiescence require that Congress take action to reassert itspower over government spending. With this aim, this report recommends a series of reformsfocused on (1) improving transparency and accountability to Congress and (2) enablingexpedited congressional review of executive spending.

Mar 11, 2024 | theconversation.com | Bryan Keogh |Garret Martin |Laurel Harbridge-Yong |Raymond Scheppach |Susannah Bruns Ali

Congress temporarily averted a partial government shutdown that would have taken effect on March 2, 2024, by passing a very short-term funding extension. The measure – which gives Congress more time to finalize spending packages for the current fiscal year – keeps funds flowing to government agencies until March 8 for some departments and until March 22 for the others.

Feb 27, 2024 | theconversation.com | Bryan Keogh |Garret Martin |Laurel Harbridge-Yong |Raymond Scheppach |Susannah Bruns Ali

President Joe Biden summoned congressional leaders to the White House on Feb. 27, 2024, in a bid to avoid a government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on funding the government, as a group of hard-right lawmakers demands spending cuts and conservative policies such as new restrictions on abortion access as part of any agreement.

Nov 9, 2023 | caledonianrecord.com | Laurel Harbridge-Yong

Much of the news coverage of the discussions and negotiations aimed at averting a government shutdown on Nov. 17, 2023, relies on pundits and their unnamed sources, on leaks, speculation, wishful thinking and maybe even the reading of tea leaves.