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“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?” (Lk 14:28)

As part of February’s deal to end the government shutdown, Congress promised itself it would study the budget process to figure out why it’s so bad at simple things like passing spending bills on time and keeping the government open.

That study has now begun.

“I walk in here hopeful and optimistic, and yet at the same time, cynical,” said Sen. David Perdue, who is one of the GOP’s members on the bipartisan select committee tasked with delivering recommendations by December.

Most lawmakers say they know the problems. Political posturing, aversion to tough votes and perennial fights over the size of scope of government all make it easier for Congress to put off spending battles as long as possible.

Coming up with solutions that don’t give one party an advantage over the other is tougher….

Both parties discovered that they had more leverage as the junior partner in Congress if they had the threat of a government shutdown looming, figuring it would be embarrassing for the party in power.

Congress had gone six years without passing a full budget before doing so in 2015, when the GOP retook unified control of the Capitol.

They passed budgets for both 2017 and 2018 last year, but those were done to pave the way for passing an Obamacare repeal and the $1.5 trillion tax cut deal on majority votes through what’s known as the “budget reconciliation” process. Neither budget became the basis for governing annual discretionary spending.

“If you haven’t set up a process in which there is any reward for bipartisanship, and the only meaningful prize that can be taken from the whole enterprise is a partisan reconciliation bill to jam something through under the 60-vote threshold, it’s the only prize in the game,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat.

“So you’re either not going to play the game at all or that’s the prize you’re going to go for,” he said at a recent event hosted by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget….

Rep. David Schweikert, Arizona Republican and a member of the pension committee, said he hopes members are willing to deal in facts and not retreat to their typical political corners, saying their reforms could serve as a template for how to deal with other struggling pension funds.

“For those who either want a quick bailout or a bonding mechanism that just sort of moves the debt off their books and puts the debt somewhere else — none of those actually solve the problem and in many ways they make the future problems even worse,” he said. (Excerpts from David Sherfinski’s article in The Washington Times)

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cheri virgil
March 30, 2018

By the authority of the King of Heaven, I proclaim I am part of YHVH’s Kingdom army and as an ambassador of the Kingdom of God and by the Sword of the Spirit I establish a decree over this entire administration. I Proclaim that as this entire administration passes through the blood-drenched door of Passover they will be unlocked and freed from the slavery and bondage of the “pharaoh” they have served in the past. I proclaim that as they emerge into a new era, they will meet the glory of God face-to-face and transformation will begin. I decree the old strongholds that held them will crumble and their hard hearts and darkened minds would melt like wax in the Face of the Glory. I decree release into this new era as the plumbline of righteous is dropped into their midst releasing the River of Life to begin to flood their chambers, their homes, their families, the streets of their cities, and their atmosphere’s of influence. I declare and decree all those in this present administration will emerge from the grave resurrected in newness of life with hew vision, new hearts, new mindsets, new passions, new solutions, and new unity. I proclaim this is a NOW season, a NEW era in the history of nation and the Glory of the Lord has risen upon us. In the precious name of Yeshua and by the power of His immaculate Blood, Let It Be So!
I release these decrees in the Name of Jesus Christ and in His authority and through His power. The Angelic troops stand ready to dispatch these decrees to the heavenly realms to the rulers, and authorities, to all, both flesh and spirit and to post in the King’s Palace. I Declare the enemy, the principalities and powers, have no authority to act against these decrees of our King, El Gibbor, the Mighty God of War; their actions will be of no effect to God’s chosen ones.
El Shaddai, Maker of Heaven and Earth, we praise Your Name for You are True and Faithful and Just to perform it.

Evett Estevez
March 23, 2018

I pray for Congress to have theind of Christ for great wisdom and understanding to make right descions for our country in Jesus name Amen 🙏💪

Kerry
March 23, 2018

I pray that Congressmen have the wisdom of Solomon in solving the budget problems, and that they put the welfare of the American people over their self interests.

Jim
March 23, 2018

Pray for a immediate purge of the obstructionists, & those opposed to Pres. Trump in government [and those behind them, and funding them], and a strengthening of those who agree with Pres. Trump. Pray for wisdom knowledge and understanding in Jesus. Pray for Righteousness & Justice to prevail over congress & the church.

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