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Earmarks flood spending bills after a year’s hiatus
Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
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Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., said "there's just an asymmetry of seriousness right now" from his conference's view of the negotiations.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn, the ranking member on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., ranking member on the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, argued no continuing resolution was necessary for the agency.
↵↵"Equally important is the fact the House C-J-S fiscal year bill retains the task forces on its own appropriation," the Kentucky Republican said.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn. "And we want to stay together."↵↵Sen.
A proposed overhaul of the federal energy infrastructure permitting process from Sen. Joe Manchin III was rejected by the Senate.
Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Chair Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., said there’s still no bipartisan agreement on that front yet, however.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., said he couldn’t imagine that Senate Republicans would want to push appropriations negotiations into the early days of the next Congress.
Christopher S. Murphy, DeLauro’s Connecticut colleague and top Democrat on Homeland Security appropriations, said. “I don’t think we need to concede on a short-term CR. We can get a budget done.”
“Our feeling is that the Democrats have met a number of their domestic priorities previously” through 2021’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package and this year’s budget reconciliation law, which
Christopher S.
Joe Manchin III’s, D-W.Va.’s permitting legislation, was dropped in the Senate earlier this week.
Christopher S.
“If revenge is your tactic around here, that’s a s—ty excuse,” Tester said. “Look at the bill, what it does, and make a decision based on its merits.
The Defense Department will seek supplemental funding from Congress if inflation cuts too much into its buying power.
Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., warned, “I think there’ll still be a debate over that new number.”
Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Christopher S. Murphy, D-Conn., hadn’t received allocations yet as of Thursday afternoon.