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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
Congress · 119th Congress
Spending bills, prices, health care top 2026 agenda for Congress
↵↵Graves and Senate Environment and Public Works Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have both indicated a willingness to move some discretionary funds in the 2021 law to formula grants for states.
Patrick McHenry looks back on three weeks in the hot seat
He opted for Patrick T. McHenry, a man who had actively avoided leadership.
Crypto, Defense bills back on track after Oval Office talk
House Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., said there is some tension between the House and Senate.
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.
Senate confirms Atkins as SEC chair
"Paul Atkins brings a wealth of experience and dedication to safeguarding our capital markets," Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., said in a statement after the floor vote.
Cleaver calls for ‘bold’ congressional response to hurricanes
Chair Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., is "focused on the immediate recovery effort," spokesperson Laura Peavey said in an emailed statement.
China hawks prep tech investment screening measure
John Cornyn, R-Texas, Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, appears among nearly 100 separate proposals that make up a manager’s package for the Senate fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization
Lucas notes ‘capital-starved’ Oklahoma in Financial Services bid
Lucas knows he’s the likely underdog in the now four-man race to replace Patrick T. McHenry as the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, but he isn’t letting that stop him.
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.
Congress · 118th Congress
Biden to challenge GOP on lowering costs in State of the Union address
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T.
Lawmakers struggle to limit US tech investment in China
House Financial Services Chairman Patrick T.
Missouri’s Luetkemeyer announces plans to retire when term ends
Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., as top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee in the next Congress. Luetkemeyer, who is 71, said he made the decision after consulting with family.