by ADC | Jul 24, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senior White House officials are heavily working Capitol Hill to shore up Republican support for the two-year comprehensive budget deal as wary conservatives have expressed disappointment that the agreement would add at least another $324 billion to the national debt,...
by ADC | Jul 22, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The White House and congressional leaders reached an agreement Monday on discretionary spending cap increases for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 that includes a two-year suspension the debt ceiling limit, CQ reported. President Donald Tump announced the deal in a tweet...
by ADC | Jul 21, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The White House has offered an assortment of spending cuts and changes to mandatory programs for Democratic negotiators to consider as part of finalizing a two-year spending agreement and a raise of the debt ceiling, Roll Call reported Friday. The proposed offsets in...
by ADC | Jul 10, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday he continues to seek a comprehensive two-year budget agreement that would lift the debt limit and set fiscal 2020 federal spending before the August congressional recess to avoid a potential mid-September...
by ADC | Jun 19, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senior White House officials met with top congressional leaders Wednesday to resume negotiations toward reaching a comprehensive deal on spending limits but left at a stalemate on overall spending to avoid another government shutdown this fall, Politico reported....