Tag: Budgets and Deficits

House Speaker Paul Ryan, left, talks with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Senate will consider the bill as part of the fiscal 2017 appropriations process, but the money would be available much sooner. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate close to $1 billion deal to fund Zika response

Susan Ferrechio · April 22, 2016 4:01 am

Forbes calculated that value to be at least $1.34 million, based on Comey's salary of $183,000 per year. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

National Security

Report: FBI paid at least $1.3 million to hack terrorist’s phone

Curt Mills · April 21, 2016 8:47 pm

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

"This is something we take extremely seriously," Ryan said. "We are going to stay on top of this." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Ryan not ruling out extra Zika funding

Susan Ferrechio · April 21, 2016 4:11 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

Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., "The point is, they have no plan, they don't want to act, and while they are fiddling, American lives, people overseas, their lives are at risk, and we are telling American women 'don't get pregnant,'" Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., told reporters. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Dem: GOP stall on Zika bill is telling women, ‘Don’t get pregnant’

Pete Kasperowicz · April 20, 2016 4:59 pm

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, said he is "very concerned" about the shrinking federal investment in defense research and development. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong, File)

National Security

Senator calls for more defense R&D spending to maintain tech superiority over China

Jacqueline Klimas · April 20, 2016 3:50 pm

A group of lawmakers want Paul Ryan to bring up two non-binding resolutions that would declare Congress' opposition to any new tax on the per-barrel price of oil.

Ryan urged to oppose Obama oil tax

John Siciliano · April 18, 2016 8:46 pm

Budget Cuts Slash Marine Corps Flights

Jim Swift · April 18, 2016 6:43 pm

Without a budget resolution, the House must wait until May 15 to bring spending bills to the floor. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House leaves town after missing budget deadline

Susan Ferrechio · April 15, 2016 4:06 pm

—œDespite issuing two final rules that allocated a portion of the reinsurance payments to the U.S. Treasury, CMS changed its position to prioritize payments to insurers,—? Rep. Tim Murphy said. (AP Photo)

GOP: Feds propping up Obamacare with taxpayer funds

Robert King · April 15, 2016 3:08 pm