The U.S. House of Representatives Budget Committee passes a bill from Kansas Representative Ron Estes to increase transparency from the Congressional Budget Office.

 

 The bill would require the CBO to include details of judicial actions and executive orders that have a cost over a 10 year period of over $50 billion in its baseline reports. Estes says it's an important step in letting lawmakers and taxpayers know how much the government is spending.

 

The CBO publishes and updates a baseline each year, outlining our nation's current fiscal situation and the 10-year economic outlook. It is used to help measure the cost of legislative proposals and their fiscal impact on economic growth, inflation and our nation's deficit. Estes says this bill will hopefully help the federal government get spending under control.

 

Ron Estes represents Kansas' 4^th Congressional District which covers the south central part of the state and includes Chautauqua, Elk and Greenwood counties.