President Obama Delivers 'Message Of Unity' During Christmas Tree LightingThe Trump administration is seriously thinking about not submitting a budget to Congress next year . But while the new president not sending a budget to Congress might not be illegal, it would clearly be unprecedented. Every in-coming president since the Congressional Budget Act went into effect in the mid-1970s has submitted a budget. So why might the Trump administration want to punt on this major opportunity by not submitting a budget? First, it would allow Trump to avoid the complaints that always come from those the budget proposals would harm by denying them a platform to criticize the White House.

Source: Forbes December 04, 2016 12:00 UTC