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-
Senate Republicans defended the Trump administration’s sweeping revamp of the U.S. Agency for International Development led by Elon Musk.
That’s why Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), the retiring ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee who wants to pass an omnibus bill next month, is trying to keep expectations in check. “McConnell and others, we’d like to get an omnibus if we ...
Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent a government shutdown. Senate Budget Committee Chair Li
though the top line number reflects a relatively small cut from the agency’s FY23 budget while refraining from the more severe cuts proposed by House Republicans earlier this month. The Senate Appropriations Committee on July 27 voted 28-0 to approve the measure , which provides a total of ...
When I say Sen. Shelby is the league leader, I know whereof I speak. According to his own Senate Appropriations Committee, his earmarks come to $650 million. The runner-up is another retiree, Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma with $511 million, that is followed by recent...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan coalition on the Senate Appropriations Committee is rolling back House GOP-backed cuts to Amtrak, transportation projects, and affordable housing projects, but pressures elsewhere in the budget may make the funding levels unsustainable as the massive $108 billion spendin...
And when Schumer announced his own yes vote, it was not just within a day of floating an alternative strategy—he even surprised one of his closest allies, according to multiple senators: Washington Sen. Patty Murray, the ranking member on the Appropriations Committee and far from a standard ...
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen speaks to Sen. Lisa Murkowski during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office building on June 9, 2021 in Washington, DC. Stefani Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images ...
House Republicans say they are poised to clear a critical step Thursday as they seek to advance their party-line package delivering on President Donald Trump’s priorities. Whether the fiscal blueprint will get enough Republican votes to clear committee has been in question all week a...