Senate lawmakers on Thursday discussed military spending matters as they work to strike a budget deal for fiscal 2018 before the current continuing resolution expires on Jan. 19, Defense News reported Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said Thursday in a floor speech that reductions to discretionary defense spending …
Read More »Reports: Trump, Congressional Leaders Schedule Meeting to Discuss Budget Deal
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-California) will meet with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders on Thursday to reach a budget deal for fiscal 2018 in order to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, Reuters reported Monday. The scheduled …
Read More »Sen. Mitch McConnell: Federal Agencies Won’t Shut Down Over DACA Issue
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) said during a Sunday morning interview on ABC’s This Week show that he believes Congress will work to avoid a government shutdown at the end of this week, Bloomberg reported Monday. McConnell’s statement came a day after the House unveiled a plan to pass another …
Read More »House Committee OKs Bill to Authorize $10B Border Wall Construction Fund
The House Homeland Security Committee voted 18-12 Wednesday to pass a bill that would authorize $10 billion in funds to build a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, The Hill reported Wednesday. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House panel, introduced the Border Security for America Act that would also …
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