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[jwp-video n=”1″] ‘Defense of the homeland’ A 2011 judicial decision made it harder for the Defense Department to withhold certain unclassified information that officials believe is important
That Senate GOP group had offered a nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan, roughly a third of which was new spending above the “baseline” amount the government would normally spend to sustain current
group negotiating a fallback infrastructure plan say they will avoid tax increases and user fees, but include climate-related spending, in a bid to get past obstacles that have tripped up progress on a $1
I’m not suggesting it’s time for Democrats to turn the page on the For the People Act (HR 1) and the John R.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Most Democrats, however, introduced, then withdrew, their amendments.
“He offered his gratitude to her for her efforts and good faith conversations, but expressed his disappointment that, while he was willing to reduce his plan by more than $1 trillion, the Republican
[jwp-video n=”1″] This week’s markup may be the easy part: While the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved a $312.4 billion highway bill on May 26, critics have blasted that
The bulk of the projects seem to be in the $1 million to $5 million range, such as the $3 million included for work on the H Street Bridge in the District of Columbia.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Summary sheets released with the bill said that, in all, it would dedicate $8.3 billion to a new program aimed at reducing carbon pollution and $6.2 billion for mitigation
[jwp-video n=”1″] In addition, she wrote that a revised budget resolution with additional reconciliation instructions can’t be automatically discharged to the floor in the absence of a Senate
Wealth for the bottom 50 percent of households advanced three times as fast as for the top 1 percent.”
State data shows nearly 1 in 4 children in New Mexico live in homes without consistent access to adequate food, and the percentage of households dealing with food insecurity is consistently higher than
The GOP backtracking on the Jan. 6 commission and the continuing, caustic debate over Democrats’ elections bill, known as HR 1 in the House and S 1 in the Senate, have also distracted from this broader
[jwp-video n=”1″] The two sides also disagree over how to pay for the measure, with Biden calling for undoing some of the 2017 tax cuts and the GOP calling for repurposing unspent COVID-19 relief
All but one of the 14 federal departments and agencies that research science and technology would see a boost in funding; the Defense Department would lose 1 percent of its funding.
“In the last week of the June work period, the Senate will vote on S. 1, the For the People Act, legislation that is essential to defending our democracy, reducing the influence of dark money and
[$6 trillion budget would launch government spending spree] Here are the top 10 things to know about Biden’s fiscal 2022 budget request: 1.
was “essential that Congress, on a bipartisan and bicameral basis, work with the president to negotiate budget toplines” to be able to start writing the spending bills for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1.
A pair of progressive lawmakers is pushing to include legislation that would lock in more than $1 trillion in spending for U.S.
[jwp-video n=”1″] Under the new requirement, companies that fail to notify CISA would face financial penalties starting at about $7,000, one of the officials said, adding that DHS would determine