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Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of Federal Budget

Red Ink: Inside the High-Stakes Politics of Federal Budget in Bloomington, MN
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The Pulitzer-Prize-winning reporter, columnist, and bestselling author of
In Fed We Trust
, dissects the federal budget in this
New York Times
bestseller.
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budgeta topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is often misunderstood by the American publicWessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. Through the eyes of key people, including Jacob Lew, White House director of the Office of Management and Budget; Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office; Blackstone founder and former Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson; and more, Wessel gives readers an inside look at the making of our unsustainable budget.
In Fed We Trust
, dissects the federal budget in this
New York Times
bestseller.
In a sweeping narrative about the people and the politics behind the budgeta topic that is fiercely debated today in the halls of Congress and the media, and yet is often misunderstood by the American publicWessel looks at the 2011 fiscal year (which ended September 30) to see where all the money was actually spent, and why the budget process has grown wildly out of control. Through the eyes of key people, including Jacob Lew, White House director of the Office of Management and Budget; Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office; Blackstone founder and former Commerce Secretary Pete Peterson; and more, Wessel gives readers an inside look at the making of our unsustainable budget.