Against the backdrop of increasing tensions in Afghanistan and as the Senate Finance Committee waits to vote on health care legislation, Congress resumes consideration of the FY10 Appropriations bills. Last week, the first spending bill, Legislative Branch, was signed into law and included a stop-gap funding measure or continuing resolution to keep the federal government [...]
This afternoon, the Senate passed the Legislative Branch conference report, which includes a month-long continuing resolution (CR), by a vote of 62 to 38. The CR goes to the President for signature and will fund the federal government through October 31 at non-emergency FY09 spending levels: $38.2 billion for the International Affairs Budget. Last week, [...]
Today, the Senate is expected to vote on the Legislative Branch conference report, which includes a month-long continuing resolution (CR), just before the fiscal year ends. The CR is will fund the federal government through October 31 at non-emergency FY09 spending levels: $38.2 billion for the International Affairs Budget. Last week, the House passed the [...]
As the Senate Finance Committee continues to debate the many amendments to the Baucus healthcare overhaul bill, the House today passed a month-long continuing resolution (CR), which was attached to the Legislative Branch conference report, by a vote of 217 to 190. The Senate is expected to take up the CR either on Tuesday or Wednesday, just [...]
On the heels of President Obama’s first speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Congress continues to move forward on the FY10 Appropriations bills. The House plans to vote on a month-long continuing resolution (CR) on Friday, which is expected to be attached to the Legislative Branch conference report. Conferees are expected to meet later today [...]
As the health care debate heats up in the Senate Finance Committee, House consideration of a month-long continuing resolution (CR) has been postponed until at least Thursday. With only one week to go until the end of the current fiscal year, Congress has yet to pass any of the FY10 Appropriations bills for the President’s [...]
As the Senate Finance Committee begins hearings today for the fifth and final health care overhaul bill, Congress continues to move forward on the FY10 Appropriations process. With only 8 days until the start of the 2010 fiscal year, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government open. The [...]
With the planned Senate hearing for the fifth and final health care overhaul bill this week, Congress continues to move forward on the FY10 Appropriations process. As the 2010 fiscal year is only 9 days away, Congress will have to pass a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal government open. This week, the House plans [...]
As news of President Obama’s announcement to revise U.S. antimissile plans in Eastern Europe made the headlines, the Senate moved closer to finishing at least half of the 12 FY10 Appropriations bills with passage of the Transportation-HUD bill yesterday. It remains unclear whether or not the Senate will have the time to bring up the [...]
As the health care debate begins to heat up with the release of Sen. Baucus’ (D-MT) health care proposal, the Senate continues to work on passing as many FY10 Appropriations bills as it can before the end of the fiscal year. It remains unclear whether or not the Senate will have the time to bring [...]
