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politics4 days ago

Barrett and Kagan Set for Capitol Hill Budget Hearing Next Week

Two Supreme Court justices, Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan, will testify on Capitol Hill on July 14 before House and Senate appropriations panels about the court’s fiscal 2027 budget request, including a security funding boost, with lawmakers seeking detailed information on how funds will be used. The article also covers Maine politics, where pressure mounts for Graham Platner to withdraw amid new allegations and a scramble to find a replacement as Democrats race to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.

via Politico|
#appropriations#budget#capitol-hill
politics12 days ago

GOP races to push top bills before July 4 as hard-liners threaten delays

House Republicans, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, are racing to pass fiscal 2027 appropriations, the defense policy bill, and a kids online safety measure before the July 4 recess, but a faction of hard-liners threatens procedural delays to push concessions on the SAVE America Act and other demands, with disputes spilling into Israel aid, a rewritten war-powers resolution, and Senate nominations.

via Politico|
#appropriations#gop#house-of-representatives
NJ budget sails with bigger surplus and hundreds of targeted additions
politics12 days ago

NJ budget sails with bigger surplus and hundreds of targeted additions

Lawmakers unveiled a revised FY2027 New Jersey budget of $60.743 billion, only $15 million above Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s proposal, aided by stronger-than-expected tax collections that lift the year-end surplus to about $6.49 billion. The plan preserves a large opening balance and funds hundreds of targeted programs and local grants—spanning mental health, housing, re-entry initiatives, food security, and more—while making department-level increases (DCA, State, Children and Families, Health, Transportation) and offsetting reductions in Human Services and Education. Revenue gains from income, business, and insurance taxes counterbalance slower sales tax and investment earnings.”,

via New Jersey Globe|
#appropriations#budget#new-jersey
politics18 days ago

McConnell Absence Delays Senate Appropriations, Signals Short Week

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell will not vote this week while he recovers from hospitalization, delaying planned Senate Appropriations markups and signaling a two-week recess; meanwhile the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed the Senate 85-5 and moves to the House for final passage, highlighting ongoing cross-chamber negotiations amid broader budget discussions.

via Politico|
#appropriations#bipartisan#housing-affordability
politics1 month ago

GOP moves to block TSA’s $45 ConfirmID fee for non‑REAL ID travelers in DHS funding bill

House Republicans are seeking to bar TSA’s new $45 fee for travelers without REAL IDs in the FY2027 Homeland Security appropriations bill, arguing the agency lacks statutory authority and calling for a congressional briefing on the ConfirmID program; the measure accompanies budget tweaks aimed at expanding private screening and cutting certain TSA costs as part of a broader appropriations agenda.

via Politico|
#appropriations#confirmid#homelandsecurity
Democrats Pressure Congress Over White House East Wing Plans
politics1 month ago

Democrats Pressure Congress Over White House East Wing Plans

Roughly 150 Democratic lawmakers filed an amicus brief arguing the White House East Wing’s demolition and reconstruction cannot proceed without explicit Congressional authorization and funding, asserting Congress controls federal property. The Trump administration contends a routine-maintenance statute and private funding justify the $400 million project, while Congress has only a small repair appropriation. A lawsuit from the National Trust for Historic Preservation is ongoing; a federal judge previously blocked progress, but a panel of appellate judges has temporarily allowed construction as the case proceeds.

via CBS News|
#appropriations#congress#constitutional-authority
politics1 month ago

DOJ hints at Jan. 6 payouts under controversial $1.8B fund

During a Senate appropriations hearing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said payouts to people tied to the Jan. 6 riot could be made under the DOJ’s new $1.8 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund, with “anybody in this country” eligible to apply, prompting bipartisan concerns about transparency and potential rewards for defendants; Blanche argued claims would be public via FOIA, though settlement terms mention confidentiality, while Republicans pressed for independent oversight of the payout process.

via Politico|
#anti-weaponization-fund#appropriations#doj
Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds
politics3 months ago

Thune maps DHS funding path as TSA pay fix unfolds

Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Republicans to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security through traditional appropriations for the rest of the year, aiming to resolve ICE and Border Patrol funding later via reconciliation. Trump’s unilateral push to order immediate TSA pay to end the shutdown faced Democratic resistance without reforms. The path forward remains uncertain, with a potential reconciliation route offering a simpler, high‑risk option to fund DHS in a narrowly divided Congress.

via Axios|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#government-shutdown
Senate stalls DHS funding as month-long shutdown looms
politics4 months ago

Senate stalls DHS funding as month-long shutdown looms

The Senate again failed to pass a funding bill to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, keeping the partial government shutdown in place as it approaches one month. The 51-46 vote fell largely along party lines, with only one Democrat, John Fetterman, voting for the bill, highlighting a stalemate over stronger guardrails on federal immigration enforcement.

via The Guardian|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#immigration-enforcement
Congress Rebuffs Trump's Deep Budget Cuts, Preserving Core Programs
politics4 months ago

Congress Rebuffs Trump's Deep Budget Cuts, Preserving Core Programs

President Trump proposed sweeping, historically deep cuts to many federal programs, but Congress largely blocked those plans for 2026, leaving education, health, housing and research programs funded at or near prior levels. Preliminary data show about $1.6 trillion in discretionary spending for 2026, only modest changes from 2025. While the White House used tools like rescissions and pursued unilateral budget maneuvers and thousands of federal workers were affected, lawmakers preserved funding for Pell Grants and housing vouchers and rejected sharp reductions for agencies such as Education, the EPA and NIH. The episode underscores the persistent political friction around austerity and the ongoing battle between the presidency and Congress over spending priorities.

via The New York Times|
#appropriations#budget#congress
politics5 months ago

Smoke and Strategy: Cole’s House Spending Breakthrough

From a smoke-filled room off the House floor nicknamed the “Cigar SCIF,” Rep. Tom Cole steered a $1.6 trillion government funding package through the House by leaning on old‑school, relationship‑driven diplomacy rather than sweeping new cuts. Facing hard‑liner pressure and a lingering DHS funding fight, he kept totals steady, empowered subcommittee chairmen, and secured buy‑in from leadership and bipartisan partners (Collins, DeLauro, Murray), earning grudging respect for reviving a traditional, bill-by-bill process. Eleven of the 12 annual appropriations bills have been signed into law so far, with DHS still unresolved, marking a rare political win in a tense moment while averting another shutdown.

via Politico|
#appropriations#budget#congress
politics5 months ago

House Democrats Divide Over $1.2 Trillion Funding Bill Ahead of Floor Vote

Senior House Democrats are split on a $1.2 trillion funding package heading to the floor, with Rosa DeLauro signaling support to secure five full-year bills and a 10-day DHS stopgap, while Jim McGovern opposes due to immigration-enforcement concerns. Neither leader is expected to vote for the rule, and Republicans face pressure to attach the SAVE Act, which could prolong the shutdown. Speaker Mike Johnson is pushing to pass the package Tuesday, as a newly sworn-in Christian Menefee gives Republicans a slim 218-214 edge.

via Politico|
#appropriations#dhs-funding#funding-bill
politics5 months ago

White House pushes six-bill funding package despite Minnesota controversy

The White House urged the Senate to pass a six-bill appropriations package that includes DHS funding and said DHS money should not be separated amid ongoing Minnesota immigration-policy debates; the story also covers Rand Paul seeking DHS officials to testify after the Minneapolis shooting, Democrats pushing investigations and impeachment talk against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and Republicans warning against a shutdown while weighing tweaks to the DHS bill and broader funding package.

via Politico|
#appropriations#dhs#government-shutdown