Fiscal Policy

Domestic Discretionary Spending

REUTERS/Gary Cameron - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget proposal is released and distributed to Senate staff members on Capitol Hill in Washington April 10, 2013

Opinion

Congress and the President Should Compromise on the Budget

August 5, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and David Petraeus

As Congress heads home for its August recess, huge political storms are brewing over a budget impasse that will confront lawmakers when they return. Michael O'Hanlon and David Petraeus outline why today's budget choices are more palatable than many believe, and why it is time to cooperate to find a deal.