Bottom Line: IOM adds House appropriations staffer to defend federal funding
foreign affairs united nations’ international organization for migration (IOM) hired cornerstone government relations The new disclosure says the purpose is to educate member states about the IOM and push for “consistent core funding in the fiscal year 2025 budget cycle.” Earlier this year, Congress blocked funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for […]
Appropriations nears finish line, major health changes left out
The agreement, which passed the House of Representatives early Friday, Slight increase in HHS However, the increase was essentially flat due to previously agreed budget caps. Funding for HHS in fiscal year 2024 will be $116.8 billion, slightly above the statutory level of $115.4 billion. But lawmakers avoided an across-the-board 1% sequestration cut by reaching […]
Despite conservative opposition, 101 House Republicans help pass swampy, earmark-laden government appropriations package
A whopping 101 House Republicans joined with 185 Democrats to defeat a government spending package filled with muddy objectives, despite calls from conservatives to oppose it. Vote I vote yes and send the package to the Senate. Meanwhile, 112 House Republicans and 22 Democrats voted against the measure. Approving the package before the impending expiration […]
Conservatives oppose government appropriations package
Conservative MPs have voiced their opposition to the government’s budget-packed spending package. Republican Congressman Chip Roy (Texas) tweeted He said Republicans should not have voted for the proposal, calling it “one of the worst bills with the worst process I’ve ever seen.” “There should be a two-week CR so that not only members of Congress […]
Rep. Clyde Urges Speaker Johnson to Protect 2A in Appropriations
Congressman Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is calling on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to protect the Second Amendment in fiscal year 2024 spending. In a letter signed by 31 other members of Congress, Clyde said funding to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) could actually endanger legal […]
Congress Unveils Appropriations Bills to Avoid Partial Government Shutdown
Congress on Sunday unveiled the first six spending bills to fund the government for most of 2024. The introduction of the spending bill comes as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and other congressional leaders struck a deal to avert a government shutdown and fund the government through most of 2024. This follows. The six spending […]
.S. Senators revealed the $118 billion Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act on Sunday, which would give $60 billion in aid to Ukraine while allocating $20 billion to securing the U.S. southern border.
After months of negotiations, U.S. senators unveiled a $118 billion emergency national security supplemental spending bill on Sunday. The bill would provide $60 billion in aid to Ukraine and $20 billion to secure the U.S. southern border. 370 pages invoice $60 billion to support Ukraine in its war with Russia, $20 billion for U.S. border […]
GOP’s Salazar says she can’t recall how she voted on CHIPS, appropriations bills
Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) said Sunday she couldn’t remember how she voted for two important bills she’s touted as victories she brought home. in interview On CBS News Miami, Salazar repeatedly wavered when asked about his votes against specific bills, including the CHIPS and Science Act and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. Salazar said […]