WHAT THEY’RE SAYING: Supporters Sound Off on Passage of Debt Commission in Bipartisan Committee Markup

Last week, the House Budget Committee held a markup for three bipartisan budget process reform proposals, including the Fiscal Commission Act of 2024. All the proposals passed out of Committee—and it’s got people talking. 

From stakeholders to journalists, to industry experts to policymakers on both sides of the aisle, people are excited for what these legislative proposals could mean for the future of Washington’s broken budget process…

R Street Institute: “Nan Swift Statement for the Record, Markup of Budget Reform Legislation”
Nan Swift, Resident Fellow at R Street Institute: 

“R Street Institute applauds the House Budget Committee for initiating much-needed budget and spending reforms…Implementing the House Budget Committee’s agenda for reform—creating a solutions-oriented fiscal commission and enhancing transparency and oversight on a national level—could stem the rising tide of red ink that threatens to swamp our future.”
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