Don’t all budget bills originate in the House?
To be more precise, Art. 1, Sec. 7: "All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with amendments as on other Bills."
Spending authorizations and raising revenue are not exactly the same. Spending may exceed revenue which results in a budget deficit.
The last President to lower the federal debt in a fiscal year was Eisenhower, 1956. The debt then was $273B. The debt first topped $1T in 1982. We currently see $33.8T.
https://www.investopedia.com/us-national-debt-by-year-7499291
One thing I feel that is lost in all of the budget talk is how long it’s been since the country actually had a real budget.
Gaetz said it’s been the 90s.
I was under the impression it was 2005, when the Democrats knew that Bush2 needed money for his wars. They wanted their stuff, too.
Pelosi says that in order to get money for the wars, Bush2 has to sign whatever she puts in front of him. Which he did.
Congress then learns…wait until the last minute - scare the hell out of everyone with cuts and shutdowns - everyone gets to toss their pork and pet projects in the kitty - on the last day the President has to sign it and no one knows exactly what’s in it except for what they put in.
Of course, Soetero liked it because he got whatever he wanted and it relieved him from having to do one of his jobs: negotiate a budget for the people. He could blame everything on Congress
Pres Trump submitted a budget every year and asked for one from the House to get the negotiating going.
Those POSs, having successfully changed the rules, ignored him and threw CRs at him.