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OMB Watch Statement: Compromise Efforts on FY 2009 Budget Resolution 04/22/2008
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2008—Two major challenges face a congressional conference committee this week as it enters a critical period in forging a compromise out of the House and Senate FY 2009 budget resolutions adopted in March. The conference committee will need to address some of the glaring inadequacies and misplaced priorities in funding for domestic investments in both the House and Senate resolutions. It will also need to reconcile two significant differences between these versions if a final resolution for FY 2009 is to pass Congress. Read More

OMB Watch Disappointed With One-Sided Hearing on Anti-Terrorist Financing 04/01/2008
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2008—When it comes to counterterrorism measures, the U.S. Congress has dropped the ball on its oversight responsibilities. This is particularly true of the ineffective and counterproductive ways the current anti-terrorist financing regime has been applied to the U.S. nonprofit sector. Read More

OMB Watch Launches Regulatory Resource Center 03/31/2008
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2008—Today, OMB Watch launched a web-based Regulatory Resource Center at www.ombwatch.org/regresources. The Resource Center provides tips for advocates who want to get involved in regulatory decision making and educational resources for anyone interested in how the federal regulatory process works. Read More

New OMB Watch Report Unveils Top Five Open Government Questions for Candidates 03/19/2008
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2008—OMB Watch today released a report that names the top five open government questions that Americans would like candidates for federal office to answer before the November elections. Top Open Government Questions for Candidates, based on a survey of more than 2,000 people, was released in conjunction with Sunshine Week. Read More

Proposed Economic Stimulus Package Falls Short 01/24/2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2008—Provisions of a proposed fiscal stimulus package, which was agreed to by House leaders and the Bush administration, were announced this afternoon at a press conference with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH), and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. OMB Watch believes that the proposed package is a good start but falls short of its stated goal of adequately stimulating the economy. Read More

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