In 1979, Representative Richard Bolling (D-MO) said, in one sentence, everything you need to know to understand the federal budget, the congressional budget process, the yearly deficit, the total federal government debt, and all the confusing, overly complicated budget jargon designed to create the appearance of “fiscal responsibility.” During House floor debate on a bill […]

Over the last 50 years Congress adopted multiple budget reform plans, and in short order set about undoing those same plans. The evidence points to one conclusion, the only successful plan will be one that imposes an external discipline on how Congress handles spending and debt – a constitutional amendment. In June of 1974 Congress

Here is a summary of five constitutional amendments to fix the federal government. Before considering any constitutional amendments to fix the federal government, New York Times columnist David French said, “there’s another way to deal with this, which is called “Congress doing its job. We have a lot of deficiencies that can be corrected by Congress doing its job.“