Tag: Spending

Mac Thornberry said members have raised the issue of contract awards with him enough times that he expects it to be brought up at next week's markup. (AP Photo)

National Security

Thornberry: Protesting Pentagon contract awards could come with a price

Jacqueline Klimas · April 21, 2016 5:53 pm

Official tells Congress the agency needs to be able to take on more Brownfields projects in more areas. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Energy and Environment

EPA: Cleanup program needs more, but smarter, funding

Kyle Feldscher · April 21, 2016 4:47 pm

So far the virus hasn't spread via mosquito bites in the U.S., but health officials warn that could change as summer comes. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Poll: Most believe U.S. doing enough to fight Zika

Robert King · April 21, 2016 4:04 pm

"This legislation will target funds to critical operations to ensure effective representation of our citizens, while keeping a close eye on every tax dollar," Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House panel votes to freeze lawmakers’ salaries

Susan Ferrechio · April 20, 2016 7:22 pm

POLICY ROUNDUP

Washington Examiner, Joana Suleiman · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

Programs and agencies operating without authorization spend close to $300 billion per year together.

The Walking Fed: Killing off all ‘zombie’ agencies

Curt Mills · April 18, 2016 4:01 am

The Flint River water, however, was so acidic that it caused the lead pipes bringing water from the city's cast iron mains into homes to corrode. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Energy and Environment

Flint lawmaker not giving up on aid

Kyle Feldscher · April 14, 2016 6:16 pm

Measure includes a number of riders that seek to hobble the EPA's contentious Waters of the U.S. rule. (AP Photo/Jim McKnight, File)

Energy and Environment

House confronts EPA overreach in energy spending bill

John Siciliano · April 13, 2016 11:52 pm

From left, EPA Office of Water Deputy Assistant Administrator Joel Beauvais, Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich., Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Director Keith Creagh, and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, speak on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

Spend more on infrastructure, Congress told

Kyle Feldscher · April 13, 2016 7:00 pm

The House Appropriations Committee released legislation Tuesday that provides $79.7 billion for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner File)

GOP proposes $1.2 billion cut to food stamp program

Pete Kasperowicz · April 13, 2016 4:04 pm

2016 Congressional Pig Book has 123 instances of earmarked, pork barrel spending in the federal 2016 budget. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Cutting zombie earmarks easy way for Congress to save billions

Jason Russell · April 13, 2016 1:00 pm

From disorder to regular order

Rep. Alex Mooney · April 11, 2016 12:00 pm