
Despite a Bipartisan Budget Agreement that was supposed to smooth the appropriations process this year, former Hill staffers on Thursday said the path to the fiscal 2017 budget will be rife with the same roadblocks as previous years, including potential continuing resolutions.House Republicans—led by House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.)—submitted their $1.07 trillion budget proposal earlier this month, which in fiscal 2017 hews to the amounts set by last year’s budget deal. However, fiscal hawks, including the powerful Freedom…