The House had approved the package of spending bills earlier Friday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that would push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.
The Health and Human Services as well as Defense departments are among the
Vote of 74-24 came after Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer announced a
Shortly before midnight Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced a breakthrough.
The Senate passed a controversial six-bill government funding package on Saturday after a brief partial government shutdown. Senators voted in favor of passing the $1.2 trillion spending package by a vote of 74-24. The text for the group of bills was only unveiled in the early hours of Thursday morning, angering several Republicans in the upper chamber. The appropriations measures were considered in the House on Friday morning, ultimately passing by a vote of 286–134, with a majority of...
Washington — The House passed a massive spending package on Friday to fully fund the government through September, sending it to the Senate ahead of a midnight deadline to avert a partial shutdown.The House approved the $1.2 trillion package, which was unveiled early Thursday, in a vote of 286 to 134. The package wraps six spending bills into one to fund about three-quarters of the government until the end of the fiscal year. Another package funding the rest of the government cleared Congress...
Lieberman died in New York, his family said in a statement Wednesday. He was a Democratic senator who became an independent. Al Gore's running mate later backed John McCain, then helped found No Labels
Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse invited Olympic skier Gus Schumacher to give his perspective as the committee considered the impact of climate change on the recreation industry.
Congress faces a government funding deadline at 11:59 p.m. on March 22. Speaker Mike Johnson was able to get enough votes to pass a massive government spending bill nearly 12 hours before funding expired. Conservative Republicans were not afraid of forcing a shutdown and almost tanked the vote saying it was not fiscally responsible
It was an ugly three-way GOP Senate primary between Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose. Moreno will take on Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown in November. Moreno vowed to send Brown to a 'retirement home' and thanked Trump for his endorsement a 'badge of honor' in victory speech. Ohio race expected to be one of the most expensive in 2024
TikTok is launching a campaign to target senators facing tough election challenges to try and save the popular app from a House bill threatening its future in the United States. The $2.1 million ad buy will run in Nevada, Montana, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Democrats fighting to hold on to seats in those battleground states […]
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