Sixty-four years after President Harry S. Truman took to therails to rail against the...Zremski, Jerry
In theory, executive branch departments — like the Pentagon, the Justice Department, Homeland Security — are funded through a dozen individual appropriations bills that set spending levels for the year ahead. These bills typically must be passed by Congress and signed by the president by the star...
In the wake of financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government provided temporary relief to many federal student loan borrowers. In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, known as the CARES Act, which suspended m...
With the midterm elections over and nearly a quarter of fiscal year 2023 complete, it’s critical that the White House and Congress reach several deals in the lame-duck session between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. High inflation, the war in Ukraine, an assertive China, and depleted...
If the physical infrastructure upgrade is one big positive change, another which impacts everybody is the distribution of targeted welfare via the use of technology and the successful exploitation of combining the Aadhaar electronic ID card developed during the previous Congress government with the Direc...
The president eventually signed spending bills approved by Congress. Dec. 17, 1982 Duration:Three days White House:Reagan Senate control:Republicans House control:Democrats What happened:The shutdown arose in part from Reagan's opposition to a measure that included billions in funding for a jobs cr...
On July 24, 2006, 15 years ago today, the Philippine Congress passed Republic Act (RA) 7277: “The Magna Carta for Disabled Persons and For Other Purposes.” These laws require that public services and infrastructure be fully accessible for persons with disabilities. And yet, ...
they are being straight with me``这句话中的straight已经是形容词了,为什么还要在前面加个being?可以省略吗?has been+adj.加个形容词是为什么``?congress needs to pass all the remaining appropriations bills to keep the federal government running.这句话中的appropriations和bills都是名词,为什么可以连在一...
Further along, Johnson said he would not break for August “unless all 12 appropriations bills have passed the House.” This December, he proposes passing a farm bill, as well as work on the defense bill and government spending. His stated goals through December 2024? “EXPAND OUR MAJORITY”...
it would make public “each settlement of a complaint filed against the office of a Member of the House under the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 that provides for the payment of funds which was approved by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee during any Congress....