The House approved a $459 billion spending bill to fund federal agencies for the next six months, aiming to prevent a partial government shutdown. The bipartisan legislation now moves to the Senate, with a deadline looming to pass it before funding lapses. While this step alleviates immediate concerns, a more contentious funding battle awaits in two weeks, reflecting ongoing divisions over spending priorities and policy attachments.
Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, commentary and analysis on a number of topics related to legislation being passed in support of averting a government shutdown. If you would like to speak with an expert, please contact GW Media Relations Specialist Tayah Frye at tayah [dot] frye
gwu [dot] edu.
Public Policy & Economics
Lang (Kate) Yang is a professor at GW’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration. Her research interest is in state and local government finances. Her recent publications examine how states address local government fiscal stress through monitoring, intervention, and bankruptcy authorizations. Further, she examines the incentives and impediments to government financial reporting, disclosure, and transparency. Yang can discuss the impact of the proposed legislation on social security and various benefits.
Steven Hamilton is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The George Washington University. His primary area of research is public finance, where he studies the effects of taxes on behavior with a view to designing better tax policy. In recent research, he investigates the degree to which taxpayers should be allowed to claim tax deductions by measuring the extent to which taxpayers use deductions to avoid paying taxes.
Politics
Sarah Binder is a professor of political science. Binder's work focuses on the politics of legislative institutions, including their origins, development and impact on policy outcomes. Her areas of expertise include Congress, Legislative politics, American political economy, and political parties.
Casey Burgat, Legislative Affairs Program Director and Associate Professor at GW’s School of Political Management is an expert on Congressional capacity and reform. Burgat co-authored Congress Explained: Representation and Lawmaking in the First Branch and can speak to the legislative process behind getting stopgap legislation passed.
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