which Members of Congress can anticipate developing proposals and building coalitions. (13) Reconciliation is an irregular, complicated tool to manage direct spending and revenue policies, and it tends to increase deficits and debt. (14) By contrast, the President’s budget proposal provides a comprehensive account of Federal spending and revenue along with the legislative proposals of the President. (15) An incomplete and divided congressional budget process may weaken Congress, its power of the purse, its oversight powers, and its other authorities against an executive branch with a unified budget. (16) Fourteen States complete their annual or biennial budget cycle with a single bill: Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Another 16 States enact 5 or fewer budget and appropriations bills per cycle: Illinois, New Hampshire, New Mexico, South Carolina, California, Kansas, Washington, Texas, Alaska, Delaware, Ohio, Vermont, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Nevada, and New York. (17) A comprehensive budget with all Federal spending and revenue with contributions from many committees can— (A) enable more effective budget management