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Biden wants a 16 percent boost for nondefense appropriations but less than a 2 percent increase for defense — a cut in real terms below current levels — upending the “parity” principle both parties have
Senate Republicans have offered a $568 billion infrastructure “framework,” a two-page document with topline funding levels for highway and other surface transportation elements, as well as airports, water
But the White House’s 27-page summary of its $2 trillion proposal, which is not yet in legislative language, does not mention cybersecurity or hacking, or the terms “digital” or “pipeline” in a context
The plan, which comes on the heels of a $2 trillion-plus infrastructure initiative and more than $5 trillion in pandemic relief, underscores a conviction among Democrats that they need to go big
2. Are Republicans who voted to impeach Donald Trump in trouble?
Following a partial evening of business Monday after senators fly in from around the country, the Tuesday gatherings are used to get each caucus on the same page on the policy and political issues of the
Released Friday, President Joe Biden’s budget request for $1.52 trillion in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2022 is separate from the White House’s roughly $2 trillion infrastructure plan,
The Transportation Department is engaging with lawmakers by sending out a spreadsheet filled with specifics as an opening salvo in what promises to be a pitched debate over President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion
Earmarks appeared less likely to find their way into President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure proposal after White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that states and localities will have to
The BitLicense state processing fee is $5,000 and involves a 44-page application.
The changes came in a 58-page amendment from Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., covering various sections of the wide-ranging relief bill.
Ron Johnson, R-Wis., brought consideration of the bill to a halt by requiring Senate clerks to read aloud the 628-page piece of legislation in its entirety.
The 615-page Senate amendment leaves out the House-passed minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in order to comply with the “Byrd rule,” which prohibits items that aren’t purely budgetary.
Trial procedures Before the Senate begins debating the constitutionality question, it will vote on an eight-page resolution on trial procedures that provide limits for argument and debate times and
In a sign that Republicans might be on the same page heading into the trial, Sen. Richard M. Burr of North Carolina also cast doubt on the way the proceedings were unfolding.
The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the provision, buried on page 2,452 of the massive omnibus package, will cost $3.3 billion over 10 years.