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    The document discusses the launch of the Peterson-Pew Commission on Budget Reform by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget along with other organizations. It notes that Congress is considering a $410 billion omnibus spending bill to fund the nine remaining appropriation bills from last year that were not passed on time. The commission will focus on increasing transparency, accountability, and long-term focus of the federal budget process over the next two years as the current system allows Congress and the President to avoid their budget responsibilities.

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    PETERSON-PEW COMMISSION ON BUDGET REFORM

    CHAIRMAN
    BILL FRENZEL Omnibus Reinforces Need for Budget Reform
    February 25, 2009
    COMMISSIONERS
    BARRY ANDERSON
    ROY ASH
    The House and Senate will soon consider a $410 billion omnibus spending
    CHARLES BOWSHER
    STEVE COLL
    bill that combines the nine annual appropriation bills that were left over from
    DAN CRIPPEN last year.
    VIC FAZIO
    WILLIS GRADISON “Certainly it is good that Congress is finally getting around to considering the
    WILLIAM GRAY, III
    remaining appropriations bills,” said Maya MacGuineas, President of the
    WILLIAM HOAGLAND
    DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. “That said, if ever there were a
    JIM JONES reminder that our budget system needs a complete overhaul, this is it. Nine
    LOU KERR bills lumped into an omnibus and passed four months late is not the way we
    JIM KOLBE
    should be passing budgets.”
    JAMES LYNN
    JAMES MCINTYRE, JR.
    DAVID MINGE Along with the Peter G. Peterson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts,
    MARNE OBERNAUER, JR. the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has launched the Peterson-
    JUNE O’NEILL Pew Commission on Budget Reform. The commission, which will operate
    JIM NUSSLE
    over the next two years, will focus on increasing the transparency,
    RUDOLPH PENNER
    TIM PENNY accountability, and long-term focus of the federal budget process.
    PETER PETERSON
    ROBERT REISCHAUER “This commission is long overdue,” said MacGuineas. “We need a process
    ALICE RIVLIN
    that helps Congress and the President get the job done, not one that allows
    CHARLES W. STENHOLM
    GENE STEUERLE
    them to skirt their responsibilities.”
    DAVID STOCKMAN
    PAUL VOLCKER
    CAROL COX WAIT
    DAVID M. WALKER
    JOSEPH WRIGHT, JR.

    PRESIDENT
    MAYA MACGUINEAS

    PROJECT DIRECTOR
    JIM BATES

    1630 Connecticut Ave., NW • 7th Floor • Washington, DC 20009 • Phone: 202-986-2700 • Fax: 202-986-3696

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