House Democrats will take time out of the healthcare debate this week to pull out their favorite deficit-buster: a “pay-go” law. The action comes as polls show public concerns about runaway spending ...

When the new House Democratic leadership reinstated “pay-as-you-go” budget requirements in their package of rules changes, some progressives protested. Noting that Republicans have routinely brushed ...

A single threat has the power to make every member of Congress live out his or her personal policy nightmare: for Republicans, taxes forced through the roof; for Democrats, vital programs slashed and ...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer on Wednesday both said they’ll back pay-go rules if they regain control of the House this fall, meaning that all proposed ...

Pelosi, who adopted “pay-go” rules when she held the Speaker’s gavel more than a decade ago, says she’ll push to do it again if the Democrats win the House in November’s midterm elections. “Democrats ...