Another year, another disappointing appropriations process. Congress seems incapable of responsibly executing its constitutional power of the purse.
Despite the efforts of House Republicans to tackle inflation by curbing spending and rejecting budget gimmicks, the Democrat-controlled Senate failed to bring a single fiscal 2025 appropriations bill to the floor.
The House has passed all 12 appropriations bills out of committee and passed five through the full chamber. The Senate has not cleared a single bill.