Former congressional budget leaders slam ‘absolutely broke’ budget process

Former congressional budget leaders slam ‘absolutely broke’ budget process

Several former leaders of the House and Senate Budget committees criticized the current state of the congressional budget process on Wednesday in the wake of Congress's repeated failure to adopt concurrent budget resolutions in recent years.     “The budget process is absolutely broke, and it needs to be repaired,” said former Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.), who chaired the Senate Budget Committee from 2003 to 2005.  “It’s unconscionable to think th…