Congress · 116th Congress
Fine print issues snag tentative pact on coronavirus relief bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] Throughout the day negotiators struck an optimistic tone while acknowledging the clock was working against them.
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Congress · 116th Congress
Congressional leaders near $900B coronavirus relief deal
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul M. Krawzak and Doug Sword contributed to this report.
Congress · 116th Congress
Hill leaders seek to clinch spending, coronavirus aid deals
Congressional leaders late Tuesday said they were close to locking down agreements on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package and a coronavirus relief bill that could deliver up to $1 trillion in additional
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump must decide before Christmas whether to sign or veto massive defense bill
[jwp-video n=”1″] In the event of a veto override vote, though, it remains to be seen how many Republicans would switch their positions and decline to override a veto.
Congress · 116th Congress
Negotiators wrapping up omnibus deal, plan to file Tuesday
House and Senate lawmakers are close to agreement on a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 and are planning to file the legislative text on Tuesday, according to
Congress · 116th Congress
Provisions for cleaner energy pushed for spending bill
Secretary’s help in the discussion of inadequate Davis-Bacon protections in the energy section…” The energy section of the broader $1.4 trillion spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan group strikes deal on coronavirus relief package
[jwp-video n=”1″] The other $160 billion has proven harder to maneuver.
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump signs short-term spending bill, preventing shutdown
The new stopgap law gives lawmakers an extra week to negotiate an omnibus spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. Current funding had been set to expire at midnight Friday.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate objections threaten to delay stopgap funding vote
[jwp-video n=”1″] Paul said he wanted to remove language in the defense measure restricting the president’s ability to withdraw or reduce troops overseas, which would affect U.S. personnel in
Congress · 116th Congress
Democrats’ rule change could spark Senate Appropriations shakeup
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Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief package not winning GOP converts
The bipartisan group didn’t include direct payments in their plan because they were told Republicans wouldn’t accept a package costing over $1 trillion.
Congress · 116th Congress
Cannon renovation expected to go $137 million over budget
Phase 1 began in January 2017 and was projected to be finished by November 2018.
Policy · 116th Congress
Biden faces pressure on women’s health, LGBT issues
[jwp-video n=”1″] “He’s going to be very supportive of the groups that really worked very hard for him,” said Blendon, noting that the president-elect ran his campaign on repealing abortion
Congress · 116th Congress
Bipartisan coronavirus relief talks stuck on liability waiver
The plan would provide $1 billion for states to upgrade their unemployment systems for technology modernization and fraud prevention.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Georgia Senate race: Warnock says Loeffler voted to defund police, but proof comes up short
[jwp-video n=”1″] Loeffler has also distorted Warnock’s position on police funding.
Congress · 116th Congress
Sage grouse, biomass riders trip up omnibus spending bill
The aide said Republicans have proposed negating House report language on a number of topics, including support for $1 million for a National Academies study on reducing racial and ethnic inequalities
Congress · 116th Congress
Timeline for massive year-end bill slipping
agree with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy that $12.5 billion set aside as emergency funds should instead fit within the overall $626.5 billion nondefense cap for the budget year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Signs of life for coronavirus relief as bipartisan plan wins key backing
another short-term stopgap funding bill is likely given lingering disagreements on an omnibus package wrapping together $1.4 trillion in unfinished agency budgets for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.
Congress · 116th Congress
Lamar! bids farewell, says Senate not voting on big issues is a ‘waste of talent’
[jwp-video n=”1″] “We first met in 1969, when I was working for a freshman senator named Marlow Cook and he worked down in the executive branch.
Policy · 116th Congress
Familiar holdups threaten omnibus; tax extenders also at risk
Funding for veterans medical care and border security remain holdups in the drive to reach agreement on a 12-bill spending package for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.