The Executive Budget Process, and More from CRS
New reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made readily available to the public include these.
The Executive Budget Process: An Overview, July 27, 2012
“Amazon” Laws and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis, July 26, 2012
The Obama Administration’s Proposal to Establish a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation, July 25, 2012
Moving to a Territorial Income Tax: Options and Challenges, July 25, 2012
An Overview and Comparison of Senate Proposals to Extend the “Bush Tax Cuts”: S. 3412 and S. 3413, July 25, 2012
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2013 Budget and Appropriations, July 23, 2012
Military Service Records and Unit Histories: A Guide to Locating Sources, updated July 26, 2012
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.