by ADC | Jul 25, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Democrat-led House passed the recently negotiated comprehensive budget deal Thursday that would suspend the debt ceiling until mid-2021 and set new spending limits over the next two fiscal years, CQ reported. The legislation passed on a 284-149 vote, sending it to...
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 18, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that a comprehensive two-year budget deal has been reached on fiscal 2020 and fiscal 2021 spending levels, including a two-year debt limit extension, Roll Call reported. “The good news is we’ve reached an...
by ADC | Jun 20, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The White House is focusing on a fallback proposal if no comprehensive spending deal can be reached to avoid a fiscal crisis this fall, CQ reported Thursday. After senior administration officials and top congressional leaders failed Wednesday to agree on a two-year...