the Vermont independent, and Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, had announced they would vote against the stopgap spending bill because of the permitting reform legislation. Mr. Kaine, in a statement released Tuesday morning, railed against the provision guaranteeing construction of the Mountain Valley Pip...
As Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, a conservative Christian, scrambled for votes to get the bill passed in his chamber, he allegedly touted the Pride flag ban as a reason his party should support the bill, the Daily Beast reported. The White House said Saturday it would seek...
Government-wide $1.1T spending bill teeters amid discontent among Democrats, tea partierstea partiersFox Business
U.S. Senate's McConnell Wants a Government Spending Bill With Coronavirus Aid Attached More Reuters U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) removes his face mask as he arrives for a news conference with other Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol in...
That’s essentially what the bill would do. …Many state and local government employees who receive pensions don’t pay into Social Security. Instead they earn pensions that are far more generous than the average Social Security benefit. …We know Republicans are phonies on spending restraint, ...
Trump and Musk sink US government spending bill The Congress must pass a package before the end of the week to avert a government shutdown Dec 19, 2024 10:01 US lawmakers sideline Ukraine to reach budget deal Congressional leaders have announced a total of $1.59 trillion for 2024, ...
The 1,500 page measure, known as acontinuing resolution, would have done more than keep the government funded at current levels to prevent agovernment shutdown. The bill was laden with dozens of add-ons making it resemble the massive end-of-year spending packages that GOP leaders have vowed...
PresidentDonald Trump, who was hesitant to support the proposal entering Wednesday, backs the spending bill, the White House said in a statement earlier Wednesday. He talked Wednesday afternoon with Senate Majority LeaderMitch McConnelland House SpeakerPaul Ryan, who aimed...
said in a press release. “…it just restores windfalls for folks who have other government pensions. What an incredulous set of events.”…In short: By allowing public workers to double-dip into retirement benefits they did not contribute towards, this bill will make everyone whodidpay for ...
The package wraps six spending bills into one to fund about three-quarters of the government until the end of the fiscal year. The bill includes money for the departments of State, Homeland Security, Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services, as well as funds for foreign operations, financ...