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As the president's budget for 2012 arrives at the Capitol Monday morning, so begins the parade of administration officials going to Congress to defend it. In the Senate, over the course of three days, there are six hearings about the president's budget.
But before the hearings begin, Republican budget leaders will fire the opening salvo. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and top Senate Budget Committee Republican Jeff Sessions hold a news conference Monday at 2:30 pm.
Here's a quick look at the Senate's budget hearing schedule this week:
TUESDAY: OMB Director Jack Lew, Budget Committee (2:00 pm); HHS Secretary Sebelius, Finance Committee (2:30 pm)
WEDNESDAY: Energy Secretary Chu, Energy/Natural Resources Committee (9:30 am); Treasury Secretary Geithner, Finance Committee (10:00 am)
THURSDAY:- Geithner, Budget Committee (10:00 am); Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano, Homeland Security Committee (2:30 pm).
Also, the Senate Banking Committee is calling Wall Street's heavy-hitters back for a six-month review of last years financial regulatory reform law. Slated to appear are Fed Chairman Bernanke, FDIC Chair Bair, and SEC Chair Schapiro.
On the floor this week, Senate leaders hope to complete work on the FAA authorization bill. And next week, starting on Feb. 21, the Senate is out of session for its President's Day week-long recess.
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Republicans will keep making the deficits the current major issue while the problem is jobs. And many Americans will continue to swallow this lie even as Republicans CONSISTENTLY always increase the deficits by much more when they are in charge and tell us deficits dont matter from Reagan to Cheney.
Republicans are not incharge. . The democrats are Of the Senate and the White House..
Republicans are not in charge.. .. that must be why the economy is recovering!
I agree J. Richter. the gop speaks out of both sides. if they are pushing sommething they really don't want it, it's just the programed thing to say.
You all do remember that the gop under Bush spent more and borrowed more than any presidents and through his lack of regulations alowed for the foolish gambling of americans monies causing a great recession and record unemployment, which so many want to place on obama?
forget the deeficit. we are the only country in the world who votes to raise the deficit! we need investments not cuts!
we need to support all of our citizens! is it time to pull an Egypt in the USA?
where are the jobs? where are the jobs? where are the jobs?
Jobs = income for the government. I guess it is a math equation the Republicans cannot figure out!