Politics · 115th Congress
Photos of the Week: Snow and the Threat of a Veto
</p> Remember? It snowed this week.
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Politics · 115th Congress
Senate Sends 2,232-Page Omnibus Spending Bill to Trump
</p> Following the 65-32 vote, north of the 60 votes needed for passage, the bill now heads to President Donald Trump for his expected signature.
Politics · 115th Congress
After Self-Created Drama, Trump Signs Omnibus
</p> He vowed that he would never sign “another bill like this” into law, later saying he “looked very seriously at the veto.”
Politics · 115th Congress
How House Members Voted on the Omnibus Versus the Budget Deal
</p> “The CHC cannot support this spending bill as it would fund Trump’s border wall and mass deportation force.
Politics · 115th Congress
Trump Threatens to Veto Omnibus Over DACA and Border Wall
</p> “Will the president sign the bill? Yes,” he said at the start of a hastily arranged news conference.
Politics · 115th Congress
Omnibus Re-Ups Measure to Defund Nonexistent ACORN Group
ACORN dissolved shortly after that, but the language prohibiting funds to the group snuck its way into this year’s bill nearly a decade later.
Politics · 115th Congress
March for Our Lives in Washington: What You Need to Know
Murphy of Connecticut managed to add their bill strengthening the current federal background check system — the “Fix NICS Act” — to the omnibus.
Politics · 115th Congress
Analysis: Omnibus Bill Signals Policy Areas Congress Will Punt On
</p> The 2018 omnibus spending bill could be the last major legislative package to advance this year, a reality that spurred members in both chambers to lobby leadership to attach their pet project legislation
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Congress’ Bush-League Omnibus Provision an Embarrassment
Anyone who wonders why Congress is more unpopular than a myopic baseball umpire who hates the home team need only look on page 1,967 of the omnibus spending bill.
Politics · 115th Congress
Zell Miller, Longtime Georgia Political Fixture and Senator, Dead at 86
</p> At the 1992 Democratic National Convention, he wholeheartedly endorsed his fellow Southern governor, Arkansas’ Bill Clinton, for president, and made an impassioned defense of what he said was the
Politics · 115th Congress
House Passes $1.3 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill, Starting Process to Avert Shutdown
</p> The vote was 256-167. The bill includes funding boosts for defense that Republicans sought, as well as for domestic programs on the nondefense side of the ledger that Democrats sought.
Politics · 115th Congress
House Narrowly Passes Rule to Begin Debate on Omnibus
</p> “This bill barely provides for border security, yet continues to allow federal dollars to flow to sanctuary cities,” the group said in its statement of opposition.
Politics · 115th Congress
Waiting for an Omnibus to Arrive
</p> Her lieutenant, Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, took to the floor to taunt Republicans for not reading the 2,220-plus page bill.
Politics · 115th Congress
Read the Bill or Get Out of Town Quickly?
</p> House Republicans have a three-day rule for the period between when they file a bill and when they can bring it to the floor, but leadership can waive that whenever they choose.
Politics · 115th Congress
With Omnibus, Trump Learning You Can’t Always Get What You Want
</p> “They had a good conversation about the wins delivered for the president, and he is supportive of the bill,” the source said.
Opinion · 115th Congress
Opinion: Some Dems Want to Dump Nancy Pelosi. Are They Nuts?
ever to do anything about it by passing the cap-and-trade bill in 2009.
Politics · 115th Congress
Paul Ryan Says He’s Done ‘A Phenomenal Job’ Restoring Regular Order
</p> The roughly 2,200-page bill omnibus was filed Wednesday around 8 p.m., and the House voted on it around 1 p.m. Thursday, giving members virtually no time to read or digest it.
Politics · 115th Congress
At the Races: I Will Survive – The Dan Lipinski Story
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)Starting Gate See You in 2020? Seven-term Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski narrowly survived his fiercest challenge yet Tuesday night.
Politics · 115th Congress
To the Moon and Beyond! — Mission to Mars Funding in Omnibus
</p> The fiscal 2018 spending bill would provide $1.35 billion in funding for the Orion Spacecraft at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.