One of the nation's top interstate compact experts addresses whether compacts that exercise state power require congressional consent

Most Americans, upon first learning about Compact for America’s Balanced Budget initiative, feel a sense of relief and hopefulness. When faced with the certainty, safety, and speed that America’s Compact for a Balanced Budget provides as a strong solution to our countries looming debt problems, conscientious Americans are curious about how interstate compacts work. In Part One of our America’s Compact blog series, we learned what an interstate compact is, and how prevalent th

Most Americans, upon first learning about Compact for America’s Balanced Budget initiative, feel a sense of relief and hopefulness. When faced with the certainty, safety, and speed that America’s Compact provides as a strong solution to our countries looming debt problems, there’s usually only one question left-How does the Compact really work? First, it’s important for Americans to understand that America’s Compact for a Balanced Budget is already working! So far, conscienti