As noted in a Watcher article earlier this week, with Congress' August recess around the corner, the appropriations process is picking up steam. Or, should I say, it should be picking up steam.  I'll let our patented AppropriationsWatch™ do the talking (click to enlarge):

That's a lot of red, and in this case red means unpassed appropriations bills. This time last year, the House had passed eleven bills, the Senate two. This year, that many bills haven't even been voted on by a full appropriations committee. Yikes.  

There is a lot of work to do before the next fiscal year starts on Oct. 1.  I guess, for accuracy's sake, I should have titled this post: "Get Ready for Continuing Resolutions and One Hell of an Omnibus."