THIS IS FROM AN OLD ARTICLE...BUT TELLS OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR A BUDGET... Article I of the U.S. Constitution requires Congress to pass a federal budget. Mathew Staver, Chairman Liberty Counsel Action Incredibly, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad refuse to bring a budget to the Senate floor before the 2012 elections! This ongoing fiscal disaster is being orchestrated by spendthrift leftists and ultimately hands the Obama administration a blank check. Plus, it puts the Democrat-controlled Senate on the wrong side of constitutional law. Liberty Counsel Action is demanding that Congress perform its duty to “Pass a Budget Now!” See my urgent message below – Mat. Article I of the U.S. Constitution requires Congress to pass a federal budget. Despite the clear priority the Constitution gives to maintaining discipline in federal spending, the last time Congress enacted a budget was April 29, 2009 – almost 3 years ago! Further underscoring the crucial importance of fiscal control, the Congressional Budget Act requires the president to submit a budget to Congress by February 1 every year. Under federal law, the House and Senate are mandated to reach agreement on a concurrent budget resolution by April 15 of each year. But this administration has made a MOCKERY of this crucial requirement: President Obama’s last half-hearted attempt to submit a budget was defeated by the Senate 97-0 (yes, even Senate Democrats easily saw through the President’s sham effort). Operating under this administration’s total disregard for budget constraints, the United States has now surpassed $5 trillion in total national debt. alipac.us/f19/article-i-u-s-constitution-requires-congress-pass-federal-budget-255823/
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 18:43:47 +0000