Congress · 117th Congress
Biden budget’s omission of tax cut renewals leaves deficit hole
President Joe Biden made deficit reduction a top priority in his election year budget request, promising $1 trillion in savings over the next decade.
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Congress · 117th Congress
Senate reaches deal on $10 billion in COVID-19 spending
Senators left town last week undecided on whether to use $1 billion of the $10 billion for international aid to help increase the global vaccination rate or to spend it all on domestic needs.
Heard On The Hill · 117th Congress
Photos of the week ending April 1, 2022
The April Fools’ Day edition of photos of the week is no joke, with shared beer nuts, two Scotts on one train and a farewell to Don Young.
Congress · 117th Congress
House readies relief package for restaurants, other industries
The negotiators couldn’t agree on enough offsets for appropriating another $5 billion in foreign assistance, but they were debating whether to take approximately $1 billion from the domestic funds
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate close to COVID-19 aid deal; global funds in question
But Romney said negotiators were still debating whether to take $1 billion of the $10 billion slated for HHS and instead give that to the United States Agency for International Development for foreign
Opinion · 117th Congress
The era of laissez-faire COVID-19 prevention
Only amid the crazed partisanship of the moment would anyone consider filibustering a modest appropriation to deal with a deadly virus that has killed almost 1 million Americans in just two years.
Policy · 117th Congress
Inflation may shrink Biden’s big defense plan
It is not known whether the Ukraine war and inflation will still be raging during the time the fiscal 2023 bill would presumably be in effect, if it were enacted on time — that is, from Oct. 1, 2022
Congress · 117th Congress
Top takeaways from Biden’s fiscal 2023 budget request
President Joe Biden submitted his budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 on Monday morning, which will set the tone for the legislative scramble ahead of midterm elections in November.
Congress · 117th Congress
Spending deal undercuts Biden’s UN climate pledge
“Instead what has happened is that we’ve dropped all the way down to $1 billion,” he said. “We’re still trying to figure out what went on.”
Congress · 117th Congress
In the game of earmarks, Shelby has no peers
That figure represents about 0.6 percent of the total package, coming in below a cap of 1 percent of appropriated funds Democratic leaders established last year.
Congress · 117th Congress
Congress cuts humanitarian spending despite billions for Ukraine
supplemental humanitarian funding for Ukraine is excluded, the baseline fiscal 2022 spending level for humanitarian accounts covered by the State-Foreign Operations title comes in at $6.8 billion — a $1
Policy · 117th Congress
Exxon Mobil’s lobbying report sets benchmark, ESG advocates say
The company also spent about $1 million on grassroots lobbying in the same period.
Congress · 117th Congress
Defense spending deal bristles with weapons Biden didn’t seek
If this budget continues to grow at 6 percent annually in nominal terms, it will exceed $1 trillion in four years.
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes overdue $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill
The four-day stopgap, which will be the fourth Congress has passed for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, is needed because of the time it will take to enroll the massive bill, a House leadership
Congress · 117th Congress
Sprawling $1.5 trillion appropriations package nears finish line
Those provisions complement this fiscal year’s typical installment of military and economic aid to Middle Eastern nations, with an extra $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome rocket defense system tacked on
Congress · 117th Congress
Report on Capitol Police preparedness for Jan. 6 shows lack of clarity on use of force
“Today, I am grateful to GAO for releasing a comprehensive report outlining what happened on 1/6 and recommendations to guard against future attacks,” the Colorado Democrat said in a statement.
Congress · 117th Congress
Omnibus talks appear on track; House vote expected Wednesday
remained, there was confidence on both sides of the aisle that talks were going well enough on the massive, long-overdue package that a fourth continuing resolution for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1
Congress · 117th Congress
House passes bill designed to help veterans exposed to toxins during service
It would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Sweeping new veterans benefits bill readied for House vote
Republicans said it was a relatively inexpensive — $1 billion over a decade — way to deliver aid to veterans that could be signed into law immediately, in what could be billed as a bipartisan win
Congress · 117th Congress
As Ukraine burns, Washington splits over how to help
“We are giving more than $1 billion in direct assistance to Ukraine,” Biden said.