Miller, Blumenthal Introduce ‘Pathways Back to Work’
A bill in the House and Senate would create a new Dept. of Labor fund for three programs: Subsidized employment opportunities for low-income, unemployed individuals; Summer and year-round jobs for...
View ArticleKey Dates: Congressional Session and Fiscal Deadlines
Sept. 9: House convenes; week’s schedule includes debate on short-term CR Sept. 9: Senate convenes; fiscal issues on hold for debate on whether to authorize force in Syria Sept. 30: FY 2013 Ends Oct....
View ArticleHouse Passes CR; Reid Has Options to Strip Obamacare-Defunding Provision
The House on Friday passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government through Dec. 15 but included a controversial provision to defund the Affordable Care Act. Senate Majority Leader...
View ArticleSenate Passes Version of CR; House Split on How to Respond Sat.
The Senate has passed a continuing resolution (CR) that strips out House language de-funding Obamacare. The measure would keep the federal government operating through Nov. 15. House Majority Leader...
View ArticleShutdown, Showdown Continues with No End in Sight
There’s no resolution in sight to how to end the budget impasse between House Republicans and Senate Democrats, as the partial government shutdown continues. Some House Republicans have said they are...
View ArticleBudget Talks Continue but on Different Pages
As the holiday weekend approached, the White House and Senate Republicans were reportedly continuing talks about ways to end the partial government shutdown and avoid a default on the nation’s debt. A...
View ArticleCrisis Averted for Now, Hill Looks to Budget Conference for Next Deal
As part of the deal enacted late Wednesday to re-open the federal government and raise the debt ceiling, Congress called for a budget conference committee to reconcile differences between House and...
View ArticleReid Says Budget Committee Grand Bargain Unlikely, Hopes for Sequestration...
The most ambitious result that can be expected from the House-Senate budget conference is an agreement to address automatic spending cuts, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday,...
View ArticleMikulski Won’t Talk Appropriations until Budget Panel Sets Levels
Senate Appropriations Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said this week she will not begin negotiations on funding until the House-Senate budget committee sets a framework for spending. “We’re doing a lot...
View ArticleBudget Conferees to Meet Weds.
The House and Senate budget conference committee continue looking for ways to address looming fiscal pitfalls. Conferees have been engaged in informal discussions since the committee met Oct. 30. The...
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