CCC Budget Advocacy Toolkit
In the next several weeks, the Center for Community Change will make available to grassroots organizations a range of materials that can assist in advocacy efforts around the federal budget.
Congressional
Budget Process: A Timeline & Opportunities for action (PDF download,
554kb)
This
pdf document provides a month-by-month breakdown of key steps in the process
used by Congress to pass its budget resolution. It also includes, at each step
of the way, recommendations for what grassroots organizations may do to impact
the congressional budget process.
Key
Actors in the Budget Fight (PDF download, 82k)
This document lists the key actors that will influence the congressional budget process in the House and Senate, as well as secondary actors that will have influence over the final outcome. In addition to members of the House and Senate Budget Committees, congressional leaders, moderate Republicans and conservative Democrats will play an enormously important role.
Primer
on Budget Reconciliation (PDF download, 116k)
One mechanism available to budget hawks in Congress is "budget reconciliation."
This mechanism allows Congress to force quick action on cuts to federal entitlement
programs (like Medicaid or welfare) and to force action on tax changes. This
document provides a brief description of the process, why it matters and which
programs it may impact.
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