WASHINGTON -- Oct. 1 marks the beginning of a new fiscal year for the federal government...
Congress failed to get other spending bills finished before leaving, and that helped fuel criticism.
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, an organization co-founded by former U.S. Sen. Henry Bellmon, R-Okla., noted that Congress will enter the new fiscal year with no budget in place.
"The budget is not an optional exercise," said Maya MacGuineas, the organization's president.
"Setting priorities, assessing the trade-offs and… more
