Issue / Appropriations
CBO Implies Problem With 80-20 HTF Split; Enzi to Chair Budget; Musical Chairs at Senate Appropriations
Dec 18, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 18, 2014 CBO report implies problems with 80-20 gas tax split. Right before Thanksgiving, the Congressional Budget Office...
Senate Passes FY15 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Dec 14, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 14, 2014 – 10:25 a.m. Last night, the Senate finally passed the $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations measure, clearing...
Government Shutdown Averted (Again)
Dec 13, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 13, 2014 – 4:15 p.m. After a four-hour series of tedious roll call votes on motions to go in and out of executive...
Action on FY15 Omnibus Held Over Until Saturday (At Least)
Dec 13, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 13, 2014 – 2:00 a.m. There is an old polysci saying: “The Senate has only two rules: unanimous consent and...
Senate 2014 Endgame
Dec 12, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 12, 2014 - 6:05 P.M. SENATE ENDGAME. Earlier this afternoon, Republican Leader McConnell got up and dangled before...
Update on Appropriations and on Democratic Senate Committee Assignments
Dec 12, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 12, 2014 - 4:07 p.m. Appropriations. This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed another seven-‐day clean...
Two-Day CR Extension Cleared For White House
Dec 11, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 11, 2014 – 10:52 p.m. Both the House and Senate have now cleared H. J. Res. 130, a two-day extension of the existing...
House Passes FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations
Dec 11, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 11, 2014 – 9:40 P.M. After a day of delays and confusion, the House of Representatives has passed the fiscal year...
FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Up For House Vote Today
Dec 11, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 11, 2014 – 8:45 A.M. Omnibus. House leaders are proceeding on the omnibus appropriations bill (H.R. 83) as if they...
Full Analysis of FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations for Transportation and Public Works
Dec 10, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 10, 2014 Last night, Congressional negotiators made public the long-awaited text of the omnibus appropriations package for...
Omnibus FY 2015 Appropriations Bill Now Online
Dec 09, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 9, 2014 - 8:21 P.M. The text of the omnibus FY 2015 appropriations package, funding most federal agencies through September...
Overview of Final FY 2015 USDOT Appropriations
Dec 09, 2014 | Jeff DavisDecember 9, 2014 – 9:05 p.m. Initial overview. The omnibus package will take the form of a House amendment to the Senate...