Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, questions Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testifying before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the national security supplemental request, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday,...
The Senate Appropriations Committee adopted spending caps for its 12 subcommittees today. In most cases they are higher than their House counterparts. While that may seem like good news for the departments and agencies funded by those subcommittees, it highlights how much work lies ahead to come ...
Senate committee Friday, but they eased up on House-approved cuts in jobs, housing, education and other programs that have provoked veto threats from President Bill Clinton.The wide-ranging package, approved 27-1 by the Senate Appropriations Committee, still packs a punch for scores of programs....
“In a time of rising inflation, when everything costs more — energy, food, fuel, housing — we must respond accordingly,” said Senator Patrick Leahy, Democrat of Vermont and the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. “Running on autopilot after December would be irresponsible, and ...
Tester has served as the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s defense panel for the last three years, helping guide annual funding decisions for the Department of Defense.
The top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT)),saidhe is “very disappointed” Senate Republicans decided to bypass the normal steps in the appropriations process, but agreed on the urgency to get the bills enacted before the existing Continuing Resolut...
Richard Shelby, R-Ala., chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The stalemate is politically risky for all sides heading into the fall election that will decide not only the presidency, but also control of Congress. While nationwide coronavirus cases appear to be at a plateau, t...
HARRISBURG – Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-39), Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-41) and Senate Appropriations Committee Scott Martin (R-13) highlighted today’s advancement of legislation to further finalize portions of the state budget which require implementation language. ...
s budget would eliminate all budgetary reserves and emergency savings by 2026-27, and also understated spending and overstated revenues by approximately $14 billion through 2028-29. However, the Senate Appropriations Committee believes that deficit to be $20 billion based on historical spending ...
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., who leads Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee, similarly said he and his colleagues were just beginning “the difficult work” of writing the 12 spending bills that make up an omnibus and that Congress would be ab...