ISSUE / ETW Express Issues - Week of February 5, 2018
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Friday, February 9, 2018 - 4:00 p.m. When it rains, it pours. The biggest budget deal in nearly eight years – $342 billion over two years by our count, but likely to be extended after that at...
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Federal Budget,Federal FundingFebruary 09,2018 |2-Year Budget Deal Signed into Law as 8.5-Hour Shutdown Ends
February 9, 2018 A lot can happen between midnight and 8:30 a.m. For example, the federal government can shut down, both chambers of Congress can pass a $342 billion budget deal ending the...
Shutdown Possible As Votes on Budget Deal Delayed
February 08, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 8, 2018 - 4:40 p.m. The text of the proposed budget deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, was made public for the first time 17 hours ago, and the federal government is scheduled to...
Mammoth Budget Deal Gives $131B for Non-Defense, $89B for Hurricane Relief
February 08, 2018 | Jeff DavisThursday, February 8, 2018 At 11:40 p.m. last night, Senate leaders introduced the text of a mammoth budget deal that will add at least $296 billion in spending to the currently allowed levels...
Senate May Add Massive Spending Cap Increases To Pending CR
February 07, 2018 | Jeff DavisFebruary 7, 2018 - 9:45 a.m. Yesterday, the House of Representatives, by a mostly party-line vote of 245 to 192, passed yet another stopgap continuing resolution (CR) to keep the federal...
Capitol Hill Events – Week of February 12, 2018
February 08, 2018 | Jeff DavisTuesday, February 13 - Senate Budget - full committee hearing on the President's budget request for fiscal 2019 - 10:00 a.m., SD-608 Dirksen. Wednesday, February 14 - House Budget - full...