Budgets & Deficits
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Majority opposes police cuts even if funds would boost social services: Poll
A majority of voters oppose budget cuts to local law enforcement, rejecting calls from some liberal activists to “defund the police.”
Senate approves bipartisan conservation bill in lift for vulnerable Republicans
The Senate easily approved a bipartisan public lands package Wednesday by a 73-25 vote in what Republican supporters see as a major conservation achievement that will aid vulnerable members in the upcoming election.
'You won': Andrew Cuomo promises to deny funding for local police departments that don't pass race reforms
Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said local New York police departments must pass race reforms or they will lose state funding.No, we haven't 'defunded education for years'
They say that if you repeat a lie often enough, it will become the truth.Federal deficit soared to record $1.9 trillion through first eight months of fiscal year
June 10, 2020 02:02 PM Protesters must back reform rather than defunding the police
June 10, 2020 12:00 AM 'Ludicrous': Top cops see chaos and economic crises if police defunded
June 09, 2020 07:00 AM 'You bowed down to Black Lives Matter': LAPD officers berate Democratic councilwoman amid budget cut proposal
June 06, 2020 01:23 PM McConnell: Next coronavirus aid bill 'will be written in the Senate'
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the next coronavirus aid package will be written in the Senate and negotiated with the White House, ignoring a $3 trillion measure House Democrats passed this month.
Mick Mulvaney urges checks on government spending and tax hikes as potential relief package looms
President Trump's former chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, wants Congress to "hard-wire" government cuts and measures to stop tax increases into the next economic relief package.
US pledges $1.2B for 300M doses of coronavirus vaccine being developed in UK
The United States has committed $1.2 billion to secure the supply of 300 million doses of a potential coronavirus vaccine being developed in the United Kingdom.Trump threatens to 'hold up' funding to Michigan over mail-in voting
President Trump threatened to withhold funding from Michigan after he alleged that the state sent absentee ballots to all registered voters.SBA asking Planned Parenthood affiliates to return $80M in coronavirus relief funds: Report
May 19, 2020 11:02 PM Trump says US might resume funding WHO at 10% of what it was paying before
May 16, 2020 09:53 AM Top liberal to vote against Pelosi's $3 trillion spending bill
May 15, 2020 02:45 PM Pelosi relief bill includes $880B in tax breaks, according to congressional scorekeeper
May 15, 2020 12:40 PM Cory Gardner signs on to Josh Hawley plan to have federal government subsidize payrolls
Republican Sens. Josh Hawley and Cory Gardner have joined to submit a plan to subsidize payrolls to spur the rehiring of workers laid off during the economic shutdown created by the coronavirus pandemic.