The Problem: A Broken Budget Process
Year after year, Washington fails at its most basic responsibility: passing a budget on time. Instead of honest debate and careful planning, Congress lurches from crisis to crisis — rushing through bloated spending bills, relying on short-term patches, or shutting down the government altogether.
This broken process doesn’t just waste taxpayer dollars. It hides spending from public view, weakens oversight, and leaves America with a budget process that no longer works for the people it’s supposed to serve.
The Solution: A Stronger, Smarter Budget Process
The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act brings discipline, transparency, and accountability back to the way Washington spends your money. It updates the rules so lawmakers can’t simply paper over problems or dodge responsibility. Today, they only review around a quarter of government spending — this fix enables every member of Congress to advance budget solutions for all our nation’s spending forcing lawmakers to confront hard choices, set priorities, and live within their means — like every American family does.
How It Works
- Resets the budget timeline so Congress can actually meet deadlines instead of governing by last-minute crises.
- Requires realistic forecasts and honest accounting, so the numbers match reality instead of rosy assumptions.
- Strengthens oversight to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in federal programs.
- Closes loopholes that allow reckless spending without scrutiny.
The result: a budget process that is functional, transparent, and accountable to the American taxpayer.
Why It Matters
America can’t solve big challenges with a broken process. If Congress can’t even agree on a budget, how can it ever tackle debt, inflation, or wasteful spending? The current system guarantees dysfunction — and leaves taxpayers paying the price.
The Comprehensive Congressional Budget Act is a straightforward fix. It gives Congress the tools — and the pressure — to do its job the way it was meant to be done. A budget process that works for the American people, not against them.