Prime Only Members-Only Article

Refs Under Pressure: Former CBO Directors Uneasily Track Politicization Of Their Agency

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 29: Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies during a House Budget Committee business meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 29: Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies during a House Budget Committee business meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Willia... UNITED STATES - JANUARY 29: Keith Hall, director of the Congressional Budget Office, testifies during a House Budget Committee business meeting in Longworth Building on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) MORE LESS
By
|
April 27, 2021 2:11 p.m.

With breathlessly tight margins in the Senate and the filibuster batting down the bulk of the majority’s legislative agenda, lawmakers are increasingly governing unorthodoxly. 

This is a members-only article
Small Team. Big Results.
We’re proud of what our small newsroom has accomplished and it’s not hyperbole when we say that without our members, none of this would be possible.
Become a TPM Member
Free memberships available for students and those experiencing financial hardship.
Already a member? SIGN IN
Masthead Masthead
Founder & Editor-in-Chief:
Executive Editor:
Managing Editor:
Deputy Editor:
Investigations Desk:
Reporters:
Editor at Large:
General Counsel:
Publisher:
Head of Product:
Director of Technology:
Associate Publisher:
Front End Developer:
Senior Designer: