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At the Races: Dem divisions get violent
An expulsion resolution sponsored by Democrats in May was tabled, and one sponsored by fellow New York Republicans on Nov. 1 was defeated.
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Stopgap spending bill raises sequester specter at Pentagon
of the 12 fiscal 2024 appropriations bills is not enacted by Jan. 1.Â
Key study of Camp Lejeune cancers in limbo as cases go to court
Under the "elective option," those who contracted any of five "Tier 1" diseases — kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia or bladder cancer — are eligible for $150,000 if they spent
Campaigns · 118th Congress
At the Races: Votes ease Dems’ Biden blues
The new No. 1 on that list is a Democratic incumbent, but his state is not likely to yield a GOP pickup opportunity. Sen.
Lawmakers urge expanded ‘basic needs allowance’ for troops
Nearly 1 in 4 active-duty servicemembers — or about 286,800 people, not counting their family members — are beset by food insecurity, according to the most recent Pentagon survey of the force.
GOP should take ‘handcuffs’ off speakerless House, Rep. Kaptur says
By Sept. 30, the end of the 2023 federal fiscal year, the House had passed only four of 12 key appropriations bills to operate the U.S. government through fiscal 2024, which began Oct. 1, each at reduced
Jordan’s speaker bid gains steam with key endorsements
Jordan has vowed to "leverage" the 1 percent across-the-board cut that would hit in May if all 12 full-year appropriations bills aren’t enacted by then under the debt limit suspension law.
Congress made $80 billion-plus in changes to defense budget
The comptroller’s report describes congressional additions to the president’s request for shipbuilding that included about $1 billion to cover excess costs for ships approved in prior appropriations laws
Analysis: Fight over Ukraine in CR was undercard
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., a strong advocate for continued U.S. aid to Ukraine, told CBS’s "Face the Nation" on Oct. 1 that he foresees a $60 billion to $70 billion Ukraine aid package coming up for a vote
Stopgap funding bills hung up in both chambers
At the same time, it wasn’t clear their Senate counterparts would have any better luck when that chamber votes on cloture at 1 p.m. Saturday.
House gets gears moving for four fiscal 2024 spending bills
If McCarthy is unable to pass a stopgap with just Republican votes, passing the Senate’s bill appears to be the only way for him to avoid a government shutdown Oct. 1, or at least keep it relatively brief
Bipartisan stopgap funds bill unveiled in Senate
natural disaster victims.If it passes both chambers and President Joe Biden signs it by Saturday, the country would be spared a partial government shutdown that would begin with the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Military pay, typically exempted during shutdowns, is at risk
After the last shutdown, estimates were upward of 1 million contractors, many of them lower-paid employees, never got paid for over one month of lost work.
Long road to compensation for Camp Lejeune victims takes a turn
Those who contracted any of five "Tier 1" diseases — kidney cancer, liver cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia or bladder cancer — are eligible for $150,000 if they spent less than a year at Camp Lejeune
What Republicans from districts Biden won say about budget standoff
"We are one half of 1/3 of this government and we have to work together," she said.
House conservatives torpedo rule on Defense spending bill
That includes measures to limit security assistance to Ukraine, cut various Pentagon officials’ salaries to $1 a year, and more.
Johnson offers way out of Senate appropriations impasse
James Lankford, R-Okla., that would automatically provide continuing appropriations if spending bills for the new fiscal year have not yet been enacted by Oct. 1.
Partisan House GOP stopgap funds bill on halting comeback trail
Lawler, who won by less than 1 percent last year in a district Biden won by 10 points, said he couldn’t support spending bills at the $1.47 trillion topline.
House stopgap bill falters with no Senate backup plan in sight
All of which lays the groundwork for at least a brief shutdown starting Oct. 1, though it’s not clear what the exit strategy would be or what would possibly convince McCarthy’s detractors to shelve their
Arrington sets House budget resolution markup next week
But the timing is unclear with the focus on averting a partial government shutdown before the Oct. 1 appropriations deadline.