This course, held each year in mid-February, focuses on the President’s next fiscal year budget proposal released in early February. Our faculty discuss the policy initiatives of the President and how Congress will respond to them.
photo credit: thelastminuteAttendees participate in a comprehensive overview and analysis of the President’s most current budget, Congressional response, and appropriations and authorizations process reviews.
Appropriations and Authorizations in a Nutshell
- The budget resolution
- The relationship between authorizations and appropriations
- Types of appropriations measures
- Authorizing language
Overview of the President’s Budget
- The Administration’s budget priorities
- Analysis of the Budget Submission
- Mandatory spending
- Revenues
- Discretionary spending
- The Deficit
- Political objectives and implications
Congressional Response
- Where the budget is heading
When: February 23, 2011
Approved for 0.6 CEUs from George Mason University.
Where: Washington, DC
More details and secure online registration: PresidentsBudget.com
This course and any combination of its topics can be tailored for custom on-site presentation at your location.
For more than 40 years, TheCapitol.Net and its predecessor, Congressional Quarterly Executive Conferences, have been teaching professionals from government, military, business, and NGOs about the dynamics and operations of the legislative and executive branches and how to work with them.
Our custom on-site and online training, publications, and audio courses include congressional operations, legislative and budget process, communication and advocacy, media and public relations, testifying before Congress, research skills, legislative drafting, critical thinking and writing, and more.
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