Congress uses gimmicks in the federal budget to fool the public.  Congress labels ordinary expenses as “emergency” spending, overstates project costs then shifts the excess elsewhere, increases federal salaries after promising pay freezes, and shifts expenditure dates in order to claim money savings or offsets. In a statement released October 2011, Sen. Olympia Snowe, (R-ME),…

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],…