Two Perennial Issues in the Budget Process Are About to Bloom

• By Stan Collender
• Roll Call Staff
• Sept. 22, 2009, Midnight

We are at the point when two perennially discussed budget process changes will start to be a big topic in Washington, D.C. In the coming weeks, Capitol Hill, pundits of all political stripes and some in the blogosphere will likely advocate two proposals: an automatic continuing resolution and eliminating the need for legislated increases in the federal debt ceiling.