Kentucky families and businesses plan and prioritize their spending by making and following a responsible budget. Congress is required to do the same by passing an annual budget, a blueprint for all federal spending.
While the House of Representatives passed a fiscally responsible budget on April 11, 2011, the Senate has not passed a budget since April 29, 2009, more than 900 days ago.
Not only is this fiscally irresponsible, it is a failure of leadership and a breakdown of one of the most basic functions of government.