Washington— Congress is veering toward another shutdown, having made little progress in advancing bills to keep the government open since lawmakersnarrowly avoideda lapse in funding almost six weeks ago. The government is funded through Nov. 17, but the Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controll...
3081 to continue the funding until Dec. 21. Meanwhile, on Dec. 8 the House passed H.R. 3082, a full-year CR to fund the government at FY '10 levels through the end of FY '11 (Sept. 30, 2011). The Senate and administration officials reacted negatively to this, however. Said ...
with lawmakers eager to leave town for a two-week recess. At the end of the day, little about the process of funding the government had changed. And there are few signs that it will be much different next time
In January, Congress approved a stopgap funding bill that would keep the government open into early March, buying lawmakers more time to finish the formal appropriations process for fiscal year 2024, which began on Oct. 1, 2023. Congress previously approved stopgap funding measures in September and...
U.S. PresidentDonald Trumpsaid on Saturday that Congress must have a deal to fund the federal government before the summer break in August or lawmakers would have to stay in Washington. In a tweet, Trump also said the funding bill should include money to build a wall on the border with...
Trump himself raised the possibility last week that he may not sign the measure unless wall funding is included. “Where is the money for border security and the wall in this ridiculous spending bill?” Trump said Thursday on Twitter. Republicans “must finally get tough” against Democrats he...
With the blessing of the White House, a group of Democrats in Congress is meeting to find additional budget cuts. 在白宫的支持下,一群民主党国会议员将开会寻求进一步缩减预算。 柯林斯例句 Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose. 参议员卢格怀疑国会是否...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown. The upper chamber passed the stopgap funding measure in a vote of 88-9. Earlier that day, the House ...
Schumer said the longer-term measure, known as an omnibus bill, is "by far the best solution for funding the government." He said the Senate should be prepared to pass the short-term extension by the end of the week. Congress finds itself in a familiar position, facing a midnight Friday...
COMPLIANT GOP CONGRESS — Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze is on ice after an eleventh-hour court order delayed implementation until Monday — but not before it became crystal clear Republicans don't appear to have any red lines when it comes to the president....