Johnson to face Republican critics of short-term funding bill as Friday shutdown deadline looms
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W.H.O. Appeals for $1.5+ Billion in Additional Funding
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday announced an appeal to its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, calling for more than $1.5 billion in additional funding to address the ongoing health crisis around the world. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “This year we aim to reach around 87 million people with lifesaving humanitarian assistance,'' Reuters […]
House Freedom Caucus on government funding bill: ‘This is what surrender looks like’
The House Freedom Caucus slammed the latest short-term government funding bill, suggesting it was a “capitulation” to the left as lawmakers try to avoid a government shutdown by Friday's looming deadline. “The @HouseGOP plans to pass a short-term spending bill that continues Pelosi's level with the Biden policy to buy time to pass a long-term […]
Schumer indicates government funding bill will go to Senate floor Tuesday
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D.Y.) indicated Sunday that the government funding bill will be introduced to the full Senate on Tuesday, just days before Friday's looming shutdown deadline. “Today, I call on Congress to act quickly and avoid a government shutdown. I am announcing that this Tuesday I will introduce legislation in the Senate […]
House Speaker Johnson sticks with $1.6T government funding deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced Friday that he would stick with the $1.66 trillion spending deal to avert a government shutdown next week, leading conservative Republicans to say they would vote against it. received immediate backlash. “Our top-line agreement remains in place. We are finalizing our next steps and working toward a robust spending […]
Democratic report claims Pennsylvania owes districts $5B in education funding
Pennsylvania has a funding shortfall of more than $5 billion for public schools, Democratic lawmakers on the Basic Education Funding Committee reported Thursday. A phased increase in aid over seven years is recommended to address this gap, which the report suggests should begin immediately. The only Democrat on the committee joined Republicans in voting against […]
House GOP divided on short-term funding as Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadline
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Republicans Achieve Massive IRS Funding Cuts In Spending Agreement
The bipartisan spending agreement brokered by House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer includes accelerated funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) supported by Republicans, Johnson said. He made the announcement in a letter to colleagues. The agreement includes a $10 billion cut from the IRS budget in fiscal year 2024, […]
Republicans win faster IRS cuts in funding deal
The $1.66 trillion spending deal announced by Congressional leaders this week will accelerate Republican-backed funding cuts to the Internal Revenue Service. The bipartisan agreement would cut $10 billion from the IRS in fiscal year 2024, a year earlier than Democrats and Republicans agreed to in a deal to raise the debt ceiling last summer. The […]
Speaker Johnson faces conservative unrest over funding deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) faces the difficult task of securing a deal to fund the government to the end amid fierce opposition from conservatives in Congress. The speaker, who was elected only a few months ago after his predecessor was defeated for collaborating with Democrats to fund the government, is now in the House […]