Understanding the Federal Budget Process

How does the federal budget process work? Is the system truly broken and, if so, how should Congress address the dysfunction? Aaron Jones, Director of Congressional Relations, provides historical context and insight in this edition of Wilson Center NOW.

Guest
Aaron Jones is serving as the Director of Congressional Relations and came to the Wilson Center from Capitol Hill, where he served for eight years in the office of Rep. Hal Rogers (KY). While working for Congressman Rogers, he handled policy issues on an array of topics including health care, transportation, energy, and agriculture. He was also deeply involved in the appropriations process, working on a daily basis on legislation with the Appropriations Committee. Aaron attended Morehead State University in Kentucky (B.A.) and the U.S. Naval War College (M.A.). His expertise is in federal budgeting, the appropriations process, legislative history and U.S. politics, and he has given several lectures and presentations in these subjects. He is active in his church and has many hobbies including playing several instruments and spending time with his wife and three children.

Host
John Milewski is the executive producer and managing editor of Wilson Center NOW and also serves as director of Wilson Center ON DEMAND digital programming. Previously he served as host and producer of Dialogue at the Wilson Center and Close Up on C-SPAN. He also teaches a course on politics and media for Penn State’s Washington Program.