by ADC | Dec 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
Appropriators hope to work out preliminary differences in their spending bills this week, lawmakers said Wednesday. “It’s slow, but at least we’re moving forward,” said Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), who chairs the House Homeland Security Appropriations...
by ADC | Dec 3, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
House Democrats will insist that negotiators agree on all 12 spending bills before bringing any of them up for a vote, CQ reported Tuesday, citing “sources familiar with strategy talks.” Senate Defense Appropriations Committee ranking member Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said...
by ADC | Dec 2, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democratic appropriation negotiators will continue to oppose the use of military construction funds to build a southern border wall. “Senate Democrats strongly oppose the president stealing money from our...
by ADC | Dec 1, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360
Lawmakers and the White House have less than three weeks to agree on the 12 spending bills for fiscal year 2020. The fiscal year began Oct. 1, but continuing resolutions have kept the government operating at last fiscal year’s levels through Dec. 20. Appropriators...
by ADC | Nov 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
President Trump signed a short-term continuing resolution just hours before the government was set to shut down Thursday night. The Senate had passed the bill that afternoon. It extends current government spending levels through Dec. 20. It also allows for a 3.1%...
