Five Things You Need to Know About the Federal Budget Process

Topics Discussed:

Impeachment Update (02:08)

1. Budget Vocabulary (09:10)

2. Mandatory vs. Discretionary vs. Tax Breaks (12:59)

3. Deficits and Debt (16:06)

4. The Process in Theory (20:28)

5. The Process in Practice (23:11)

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Episode Resources:

Overview:

• Federal Budget Glossary (National Priorities)

• What is the Federal Budget? (The Balance)

• Budget of the U.S. Government (USA.gov)

• The Essential Guide to the Federal Budget (Politico Pro)

• Federal Budget 101 (National Priorities)

History:

• History of the Budget Process (Tax Policy Center)

• US Federal Budget History (Areppim)

• A Short History of Government Taxing and Spending in the United States (Tax Foundation)

The Process:

• Introduction to the Federal Budget Process (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

• Federal Spending: Where Does the Money Go (National Priorities Project)

Debt and Deficit: 

• Why the U.S. may soon spend more on its debt than on kids (CBS News)

• Federal Budget Deficit Tops $1 Trillion—With No End In Sight (Forbes)

• US Debt Clock

• Federal Revenue: Where Does the Money Come From (National Priorities)

• Borrowing and the Federal Debt (National Priorities)

• U.S. National Debt Hits Record $22 Trillion (NPR)

• The outlook for US government debt (The Economist)

• America's Fiscal Future (U.S. Government Accountability Office)

• Introduction to Treasury Secretaries (TreasuryDirect Kids)

• How much money did the federal government collect and spend in 2018? (Data Lab)

2020 Budget:

• President Donald Trump's Economic Plan (The Balance)

• Fiscal Year with Examples Using the Federal Budget (The Balance)

• A Budget for a Better America (WhiteHouse.gov)

• Government Shutdown 2019, 2018, and 2013 Explained (The Balance)

• Interest on the National Debt and How It Affects You (The Balance)

• US Federal Budget Breakdown (The Balance)

• H.R.4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (Congress.gov)

• H.R.2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 (Congress.gov)

• Proposed Budget Agreement Could Cost $1.7 Trillion (Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget)

• Appropriations Watch: FY 2020 (Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget)

• Appropriations Status Table: FY2020 (Congressional Research Service)

• Trump signs stopgap spending bill to avoid a shutdown (Politico)