14th Mar2012

No Budget, No Pay Act

by Bethany Bowra

The title pretty much says it all; this bill is so self-explanatory that it hardly needs an entire post.  Currently being considered by both the House and Senate, the “No Budget, No Pay Act” is a non-partisan bill that, if passed by Congress, would be one of the first steps to “fixing” Congress itself.  Twice in recent memory our government has faced the threat of a government shutdown because Congress could not agree on a budget.  This would fix that. (more…)