$1.5 trillion spending bill includes Eastern European aid. Early Wednesday, Congressional leaders reached a deal on a $1.5 trillion spending bill needed to avoid shutting down the government…
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Senate Averts Government Shut Down
Short-term continuing resolution passed Thursday evening. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded past Friday’s deadline. The…
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HHS Wants $30 Billion More in COVID Aid
Says U.S. is not prepared for what comes next. The Department of Health and Human Services needs at least $30 billion to keep its wide-ranging COVID-19 responses going,…
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Appropriators Reach Framework on Federal Spending
Negotiators are optimistic. Leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees say they have reached a deal on a “framework” that will allow them to begin writing compromise…
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Breakthrough Reached with Spending Omnibus Negotiations
Senator Shelby announces deadline extended to March 11. Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a breakthrough in the negotiations surrounding the…
Read MoreHouse to Vote on Stopgap Funding
Appropriators are still writing spending bills. The House of Representatives is scheduled to take up a three-week stopgap funding extension on Tuesday that would buy more time—until March…
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Senate Negotiations Approach Budget Deadline
Priorities may be switched from passing BBB to budgeting omnibus. The Senate has been working on passing a budgeting omnibus package for months which was delayed by opposition…
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Speaker Pelosi Lays Out New House Agenda
Congress faces funding deadline of February 18. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would shift its focus to passing a government funding bill and legislation aimed at…
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Annual Military Pay Raise Decreases Slightly
President signed policy bill to help stopgap federal continuing resolution. President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act NDAA) into law before the new year, which will…
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Debt Limit Deal Advances in Senate
A vote is expected on Friday as Senate clear procedural hurdles. The Senate took a step toward increasing the federal government’s debt limit by voting to limit debate…
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