Heard On The Hill · 119th Congress
Life After Congress: A prediction market duo
In the 14 months since Patrick T. McHenry left the Capitol, he’s had “a total of three days of FOMO.”
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Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs major spending package while immigration talks continue
↵↵"We've had a lot of folks who've worked hard," said House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., just before the vote.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill
Rand Paul, R-Ky., for example, says he's determined to strip $5.2 billion for a refugee assistance program run by the Department of Health and Human Services.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate spending deal runs into ‘hotline’ headwinds
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the agreement "a bad deal" and said he's got a hold on the measure. "We're not voting tonight," he said.
Congress · 119th Congress
White House rejects Democrats’ DHS demands to unlock funding bill
John Kennedy, R-La., while emphasizing that he could change his mind on the best path forward. "But in the meantime, try to do a CR and pass the other ones."
Congress · 119th Congress
Hints of progress to end Senate immigration funding quagmire
Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters on Tuesday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "should be out of a job" over her handling of the agency and tensions in Minnesota.
Congress · 119th Congress
Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff
↵↵Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said he hopes the call and Trump's decision to send Homan to Minneapolis lead to "turning down the temperature and restoring order."
Health · 119th Congress
Senate panel sees opening, however slight, for health care deal
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said she wanted to accept Cassidy's "challenge" to find a bipartisan deal.
Congress · 119th Congress
Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown
John Kennedy, R-La. "I don't see anything changing, if at all, for a while."↵↵Even before the conference, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., called the plan a nonstarter in its current form.
Lots of talk but no deal as shutdown heads for the record books
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters Thursday that he expects bipartisan talks focused on breaking the logjam to continue into the weekend.
GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House
Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., said. Burchett said he is "leaning no" on even the relatively flat-funded Defense measure this week, which he believes still spends too much.
Rep. Don Beyer buzzes to spelling bee win
Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., Chris Pappas, D-N.H., and Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas. Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., was scheduled to join the team but was not able to attend.
Angling for open Appropriations seats set to ratchet up
Mike Garcia, R-Calif., and Jerry Carl, R-Ala. Rep. Dale Strong, R-Ala., is eyeing a slot on the committee, sources familiar with his plans say.
An unusual choice for House Freedom Caucus leader takes reins
Bob Good, R-Va., who lost in the GOP primaries to John McGuire, a Virginia state senator.
Cardinals shuffle likely under House Appropriations shake-up
But the "T-HUD" panel is an attractive perch.
Gun rider injects a bit of uncertainty into spending bill vote
Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif., a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, said she would vote for the spending package, despite deep misgivings about the background check provision.
Rep. Owens weighs intercepting a House Appropriations seat
Congress, has the support of influential members of the North Carolina delegation, including National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson and Financial Services Chairman Patrick T.
Is this the leadership America deserves? Seriously?
But what about those who wanted change, but not the drama of representatives such as Gaetz — and Majorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., George Santos, R-N.Y., and Lauren Boebert, R-Colo?
Jockeying for Rep. Stewart’s Appropriations seat in full swing
Chris Stewart, R-Utah, is departing Congress in mid-September, leaving open a coveted seat on the Appropriations Committee and kick-starting a scramble among Republicans seeking the spot.
Granger sets fiscal 2024 funding targets below debt limit deal
Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said conservative holdouts agreed to lift their blockade on unrelated floor action for now, though they were still working out how to handle spending bills.