Representative Bill Huizenga (R-MI-12) Introduced The Honest Budget Act to provide for greater transparency and honesty in the Federal budget process. H.R. 3414 was referred to House Committees on the Budget, Rules, and Oversight and Government Reform. Current co-sponsors include Louis Gohmert [R-TX1], Nan Hayworth [R-NY19], Kenny Marchant [R-TX24], Austin Scott [R-GA8], Timothy Walberg [R-MI7],…

During August 2011, Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Georgia spoke at a series of town hall and similar meetings around Georgia, and presented his “Five-Point Plan” for how the Congress and Federal Government should address the national debt and deficit issues. The summary of the Isakson “Five Point Plan” given below is based on and quotes from a transcript…

By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., voted on Tuesday, August 2, for the debt compromise put forward by President Obama and congressional leaders. It was enacted Tuesday afternoon. The Budget Control Act raises the debt ceiling in two stages by up to $2.4 trillion total, which should fund government through the 2012 elections. It…

By Zayida Baker Democrats chose Bill Nelson to lead the resurrected Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility. His commitment to the issue is questionable. Sen. Bill Nelson oversees one of government’s most basic duties as chairman of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility, housed in the Senate Finance Committee. The Finance Committee oversees all taxes, revenue and entitlements….