Congress has not passed another budget in the 7 years since them
That budget has been recycled every year by use of continuing resolutions and other tricks.
It's amazing that very few Americans even realize this is happening
http://www.buddycarterforcongress.com/once-again-we-have-no-federal-budget/
Current and former members of CONgre$$ including Ted, John, Bernie and Hillary should be in federal prison.
Socialism Is Legal Plunder
http://bastiat.org/en/the_law.html#SECTION_G022
7. It must not be forgotten that the members of the legislative body are to have a deep stake in the game. This is an essential point, and happily is attended with no difficulty. A sufficient number, properly disposed, can alternately legislate and speculate, and speculate and legislate, and buy and sell, and sell and buy, until a due portion of the property of their constituents has passed into their hands to give them an interest against their constituents
11. As soon as sufficient progress in the intended change shall have been made, and the public mind duly prepared according to the rules already laid down, it will be proper to venture on another and a bolder step toward a removal of the constitutional landmarks.
http://www.constitution.org/cmt/freneau/republic2monarchy.htm