Campaigns · 119th Congress
Crowded race to succeed Norton includes two of her former staffers
↵↵"The bill had been voted on only one time in American history, back in 1993, and it failed 2-to-1.
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Congress · 119th Congress
House votes overwhelmingly to pass compromise NDAA
↵↵The potential for the military budget to meet or exceed $1 trillion in fiscal 2026 has defense hawks pleased, even if the authorized level does not meet the $924.7 billion that the Senate had endorsed
Congress · 119th Congress
No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close
↵↵For instance, at the start of the shutdown, six Head Start recipients with Oct. 1 start dates went without further federal funding — but that figure jumped to 140 on Monday, according to the National
Congress · 118th Congress
Lawmakers eye opportunities as Philippines base access expands
Those five existing bases have received more than $82 million in U.S. infrastructure investments, according to DOD’s announcement Feb. 1.
Congress · 118th Congress
Congress barely dents scourge of hunger in military
A recently enacted income supplement for low-ranking U.S. troops, put in place primarily to alleviate food insecurity in the ranks, will help less than 1 percent of the estimated scores of thousands of
Congress · 118th Congress
Congress trims funding for Pentagon ‘chem-bio’ programs
“Spending one-quarter of 1 percent of the Pentagon budget on this vital mission is negligence,” Weber said in an interview. “This is a national security imperative.”
Congress · 117th Congress
New NDAA advocates bulkier national defense budget
It would prohibit the retirement of the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, and prevent or modify the retirement plans for various aircraft, including B-1, F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-40 aircraft.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon discloses a record rate of sexual assaults
Of all servicemembers, 8.4 percent of women (roughly 1 in 12) and 1.5 percent of men said they had been assaulted or that someone had tried to assault them.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senate NDAA has $13 billion extra for defense inflation
Defense inflation goes by a different measure, and it is not known what prices will be like for the Pentagon from Oct. 1, 2022, through Sept. 30, 2023, the time period covered by the legislation.
Congress · 117th Congress
Pentagon: Hill added $58 billion to current defense budget
These include, for example, money to help Ukraine fight Russia and just over $1 billion for the Red Hill fuel storage facility in Hawaii, much of which was allotted to deal with fuel leaks into local
Congress · 117th Congress
Toxic exposure bill would rewrite America’s compact with veterans
In February, the Senate passed by voice vote a narrower version of the bill that the Congressional Budget Office said would cost $1 billion over a decade.
Congress · 117th Congress
Former House sergeant-at-arms provided testimony to Jan. 6 panel
Sund testified to the Senate panel that by 1:09 p.m. on the afternoon of the riot, he notified both Irving and Stenger of the department’s need for a state of emergency declaration and National Guard
Congress · 117th Congress
Pelosi confident in security for Biden speech, trucker rally
convoys traveling to the Washington, D.C., region to protest COVID-19 restrictions, noting that most potential disruptions would not overlap with President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
The budget impasse is squeezing the Pentagon, despite its riches
And Eaglen is not convinced that lawmakers are more likely to resolve their differences by March 11 than they have been since fiscal 2022 started on Oct. 1.
Congress · 117th Congress
OMB nominee says new Biden budget coming in March
President Joe Biden is likely to submit his fiscal 2023 budget request shortly after the March 1 State of the Union address, his acting White House budget chief told senators Tuesday.
Congress · 117th Congress
Senators question Biden nominee on fighting China and Russia
Grady’s confirmation hearing, originally scheduled for Dec. 1, was delayed a week as the Senate tried unsuccessfully to pass its own version of the annual defense policy bill.
Congress · 117th Congress
Defense bill’s assistance for poor troops falls short, advocates say
Major issue, minor cost If the Pentagon were to include the housing funds in every income calculation, the aid would help just 500 families with $200 a month — a mere $1 million commitment to fighting
Congress · 117th Congress
Some troops are driven to suicide by hunger, experts say
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the House version would help 2,500 more military families than the Senate’s bill, at a cost of $14 million, versus the $1 million Senate plan.
Congress · 117th Congress
Coin check: Military tradition finds quarter on Capitol Hill
“It costs a little bit of money to design and print them and I’m in an R+1 district, so it didn’t feel like the right focus.” Coins aren’t cheap.
Congress · 117th Congress
GOP blasts vaccine mandate, and defense contractors are fretting
Raytheon had already issued its own corporate vaccine mandate, but with a Jan. 1 deadline.