Senate GOP pushes spending bills as Democratic anger builds
Thune, but I would love to see the first minibus brought to the Senate floor before we break for the August recess," Collins said, referring to a potential bundle of several bills.
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Thune, but I would love to see the first minibus brought to the Senate floor before we break for the August recess," Collins said, referring to a potential bundle of several bills.
The rescissions package could be just the first of several from Trump and his Office of Management and Budget.
The Ways and Means Committee released partial text late Friday, but it’s expected that a substitute amendment will be released as soon as Monday to supplant that and build out the "big, beautiful bill.
The measure would punt, for now, on the overall size of offsetting spending cuts, but the text clearly states a preference for a minimum $2 trillion in cuts over 10 years.
Congress’ first bill of the year could foreshadow how much political reality may affect the thinking of Senate Democrats.
The amendment from Cole, R-Okla., which would be "self-executed," or incorporated into the base text upon adoption of the rule, would renew the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program through the
The first four appropriations bills are close to being completed, Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., said Monday.
Before passing the package, the Senate adopted by voice vote a substitute amendment offered by Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., that replaced the text of the House-passed Military Construction-VA
The minibus comprises the first three of the Senate’s 12 fiscal 2024 appropriations to go to the floor.
The Agriculture bill — which would be the first to go a final passage vote under the tentative schedule leadership is considering — would see additional cuts totaling $2.8 billion.
Foreign Operations funding would get the first significant increase in about a decade, the aide said.
The House passed its first batch of appropriations bills Friday after a truncated process with big batches of en bloc amendment votes, foreshadowing a similar whirlwind of activity on the floor next week
But he allowed it was possible lawmakers end up with a December stopgap at first and another extension later if necessary. “I don’t support any idea of a CR.
A proposed rule related to drug pricing transparency is pending review at the Office of Management and Budget as of Tuesday, though the text of the proposal is not yet available.