Tag: Appropriations Committee

"Europe hasn't mobilized at the level it needs to, but I think that's about to change," Bono told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee. (AP Photo)

National Security

Bono: Refugee crisis puts ‘European unity at risk’

Ariel Cohen · April 12, 2016 9:25 pm

Despite the 2013 move to include the marital status of same-sex couples in the American Community Survey, neither of the two surveys ask individuals about their sexual orientation or gender identity. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Lawmakers push for census data on LGBT community

Anna Giaritelli · April 5, 2016 10:20 pm

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., attends a press conference on the positive affects of the Affordable Care Act as the Senate convenes for a Sunday session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sunday, July 26, 2015. On the Senate's agenda is an effort to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

National Security

Dem warns Russia, China could close shipping lanes

Joel Gehrke · March 21, 2016 5:36 pm

Labor Secretary Tom Perez was grilled Thursday over the impact that the Obama administration's upcoming rule that would expand who qualifies for overtime would have on higher education. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Labor chief grilled on upcoming overtime rule

Sean Higgins · March 17, 2016 7:07 pm

A New Deal

Jim Swift · March 10, 2016 3:33 pm

"They spend lots of money on things that were never authorized, were never supported," Kelly Ayotte said. "The two are totally disconnected. It's unbelievable." (AP Photo)

Beltway Confidential

A quarter of discretionary spending isn’t authorized

Jason Russell · February 26, 2016 6:10 pm

"Hearings may be good PR, but it is time to step up and fund more medical research," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., during a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. (AP Photo)

Senate Dem: Talk is cheap on Zika virus

Robert King · February 24, 2016 5:35 pm

Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., debuted the measure Thursday and explained that those who failed the tests would be directed to drug rehab programs. (Bloomberg/Andrew Harrer)

Lawmaker pushes to drug test welfare recipients

Anna Giaritelli · February 12, 2016 3:20 am

The sponsors of Kate's Law argue that it is the first step in preventing illegal immigrants from "preying" on American citizens. In reality, it responds with draconian punishments to address a drastically-overstated problem. (Michael Macor/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, Pool, File)

House chairman: Stop funding ‘sanctuary cities’ now

Paul Bedard · February 1, 2016 10:23 pm

No, You Decide

Cameron Smith · January 15, 2016 6:25 am

"I want to express the committee's expectation that the Department of Justice will allocate its resources to the enforcement of existing federal law," wrote Republican Rep. John Culberson. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

House appropriations panel to Obama: Don’t even think about funding gun control

Anna Giaritelli · January 5, 2016 12:17 am

Ryan opens spending process to all Republicans

Ryan opens spending process to all Republicans

Susan Ferrechio · November 13, 2015 5:01 am