by ADC | Feb 3, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
As the Senate’s impeachment trial starts to wrap up, here’s a look at some of the key dates in Washington over the next few months: Tues., Feb. 4: President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address. Weds., Feb. 5: The President’s impeachment trial is...
by ADC | Feb 2, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
As the Senate’s impeachment trial starts to wrap up, here’s a look at some of the key dates in Washington over the next few months: Tues., Feb. 4: President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address. Weds., Feb. 5: The President’s impeachment trial is...
by ADC | Jan 28, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
The Senate is unlikely to go along with a plan House Democrats are floating to bring back earmarks, the project-specific appropriations provisions that have been banned on Capitol Hill since 2011. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) told reporters Tuesday he is...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
House appropriators are weighing a return to earmarks, which have been banned for 10 years. “There is considerable interest in allowing members of Congress to direct funding for important projects in their communities,” an aide told CQ. The aide described to CQ “early...
by ADC | Jan 22, 2020 | Congress/DoD, DC360
Dozens of House Democrats are putting further pressure on Defense Secretary Mark Esper not to divert an additional $7.2 billion in appropriated funds to southern border wall construction. The idea, which has been widely reported, has Esper’s backing. About half of the...