Alison Feighan Rapoza Associates David Reich Center on

Alison Feighan, Rapoza Associates David Reich, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Nick Wyatt, Senate Finance Committee

114 Congress U. S. Senate 113 thth Democrats 46 55 45 Republicans 54 *Includes Independents Bernie Sanders (VT) and Angus King (ME) who caucus with Democrats 2

New Senate Leadership - GOP • Mitch Mc. Connell (R-KY), Majority Leader • Jon Cornyn (R-TX), Majority Whip • John Thune (R-SD), Republican Conference Chair • Roy Blunt (R-MO), Republican Conference Vice-Chair • John Barrasso (R-WY), Republican Policy Committee Chair

New Senate Leadership - Dems • Harry Reid (D-NV), Minority Leader & Democratic Conference Committee Chair • Richard Durbin (D-IL), Minority Whip • Charles Schumer (D-NY), Democratic Policy Committee Chair • Patty Murray (D-WA), Democratic Conference Secretary

U. S. House of Representatives Republicans picked up 13 seats House of Representatives, 114 th Congress Republicans; 247 Democrats; 189 5

House GOP Leadership Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner

House Democratic Leadership

Committee Changes, 114 th Congress

Senate Appropriations Committee Thad Cochran (R-MS), Chairman Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Ranking Member Richard Shelby (R-AL), Ranking Member

Senate Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, Appropriations John Boozman (R-AR), Chairman Tom Udall (D-NM), Chairman Chris Coons (D-DE), Ranking Member Mike Johans (R-NE), Ranking Member

House Appropriations Committee Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member

House Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, Appropriations Ander Crenshaw (R-FL), Chairman José Serrano (D-NY), Ranking Member

House Approps Subcommittee Chairs 100. 0% National Journal Ideological Rating (2013) Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs, 114 th Congress 95. 0% More conservative 90. 0% 85. 0% 12, 83. 3% 80. 0% 75. 0% 4, 74. 5% 1, 74. 3% 70. 0% 65. 0% [X VALUE], [Y VALUE] 3, 61. 8% 60. 0% 55. 0% 50. 0% 45. 0% 40. 0% 5, 54. 7% 8, 72. 8% 7, 71. 5% 9, 62. 1% Chairman of Appropriations, Hal Rogers, 63. 0% 6, 52. 0% 10, 61. 0% 11, 54. 8% Dotted line is the ideology of the average House Republican

House Budget Committee Tom Price (R-GA) replaces Paul Ryan (R-WI) Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member

Senate Budget Committee Mike Enzi (R-WY) replaces Patty Murray (D-WA) as Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) replaces Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as Ranking Member

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Richard Shelby (R-AL), Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD), Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ranking Member

House Financial Services Committee Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Chairman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Ranking Member

Senate Finance Committee Ron Wyden (DOR), former Chairman, Now Ranking Member Leaving: Rockefeller (D-WV) Orrin Hatch (RUT) takes over Committee New Members Possible New Members Coats (R-IN) Heller (R-NV) Scott (R-SC)

House Ways and Means Dave Camp (R-MI) Retires Paul Ryan (R-WI) takes over Joining the Committee Leaving the Committee: Jim Gerlach (R-PA) Tim Griffin (R-AR) Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) Pat Meehan (R-PA) Kristi Noem (R-SD) Jason Smith (R-MO) George Holding (R-NC).

Decline in Community Development Spending As a Share of GDP 1. 80% 1. 60% 1. 40% 1. 20% 1. 00% 0. 80% 0. 60% 0. 40% 0. 20% 88 19 90 19 92 19 94 19 96 19 98 20 00 20 02 20 04 20 06 20 08 20 10 20 16 2 2 20 est 014 18 im e at st e im at e 86 19 84 19 82 19 80 19 19 19 78 0. 00%

Impact of the Sequester

CDFI Fund Appropriations: A Happier Story CDFI Fund Appropriations (Millions Dollars $) 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009* FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 FY 2015

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Deficits Have Fallen Sharply Since Recession cbpp. org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Non-Interest Spending Outside of Social Security and Medicare Below Historical Average cbpp. org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Major Health Programs including Health Reform Now Projected to Cost Less Than in January 2010 without Health Reform Spending in billions of dollars, 2011 -2020 $12, 000 [VALUE]Billion Lower Spending $10, 000 $8, 000 $6, 000 $4, 000 $2, 000 $0 January 2010 Projection January 2015 Projection Note: Baseline projections of Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance subsidies, and Children’s Health Insurance Program for fiscal years 2011 -2020. January 2015 projections include actual spending for FY 2011 -14. Source: CBPP analysis based on Congressional Budget Office estimates. cbpp. org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities NDD Levels Have Fallen Since 2010 cbpp. org

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Non-Defense Discretionary Spending Falling to Historic Lows cbpp. org

CDFI Appropriations Request FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14 FY 15 FY 16 Budget Request FY 16 CDFI Coalition Request CDFI Fund Appropriation $227 $221 $226 $230. 5 $233. 5 - CDFI Program (FA/TA) 175 (25) 168 (22) 167. 5 (22) 174. 4 (22) 192. 6 (35) 174. 6 (Healthy Foods) - Native Initiatives 12 12 12 15 15 16 16 Bank Enterprise Award 22 18 18 0 18 - Admin Expenses 18 23 23 24. 6 23. 1 24. 9 n/a 500 750 1000 CDFI Bond Program Chart in millions of dollars

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