Tag: Spending

The bill would allow that spending only in the next fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

GOP proposes $390 million in new Zika funding for 2017

Pete Kasperowicz · July 7, 2016 12:25 am

A series of reports published Monday found that spending on opioid abuse rose from $71 million in 2011 to $721.8 million in 2015. (AP Photo)

White House slams opioid bill

Robert King · July 6, 2016 4:01 am

If implemented, that would mean the federal budget would have a $110 billion surplus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Common sense spending cuts can save taxpayers hundreds of billions

Jason Russell · June 28, 2016 6:40 pm

Over the past decades, Congress has delegated more lawmaking powers to agencies under the executive branch. (AP Photo/Khue Bui)

Why Congress must reclaim constitutional control of the budget

Matthew Spalding · June 28, 2016 4:04 am

"The real thesis of this book is that the economic history of the United States and even our current moral debates stick precisely to ... centuries-old themes," Republican Rep. Dave Brat writes. (AP Photo/Skip Rowland, File)

Dave Brat to release his first book this week

Rudy Takala · June 27, 2016 3:08 pm

The trust fund that feeds Medicare will run dry in 2028, while the outlook for Social Security is the same. (iStock photo)

Medicare to run out of money two years sooner

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 22, 2016 3:02 pm

The bill would "irresponsibly" cut funding, White House says, while decrying "problematic" riders. (Ron Sachs/Pool via Bloomberg)

Veto threat for spending bill cutting IRS funds

Joseph Lawler · June 22, 2016 12:12 am

The "End Taxpayer Funded Cell Phones Act" won a majority of votes in the House. (iStock photo)

House effort to kill ‘Obamaphone’ program fails

Rudy Takala · June 21, 2016 11:35 pm

Democrats unhappy with measures that would block water, mining and endangered species rules. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Energy and Environment

Senate spending bill targeting EPA rules progresses

John Siciliano · June 16, 2016 8:44 pm

The IG noted that apparently Fannie Mae agreed to pay the costs of some pricey features of the new space, including three glass bridges connecting different parts of the building, spiral stair cases, rooftop desks, and "town centers," even though the company will be a renter, not an owner, of the new building. (Courtesy photo)

Watchdog flags Fannie Mae for lavish spending on new D.C. headquarters

Joseph Lawler · June 16, 2016 2:39 pm

Tom Frieden, the director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday that the lack of new funding from Congress is making it harder to fight the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

CDC: More money needed to fight Zika

Robert King · June 15, 2016 1:08 pm

"This bill makes cuts in areas where the EPA has clearly overstepped its bounds," Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Energy and Environment

Senate targets EPA regs in new spending bill

John Siciliano · June 14, 2016 3:54 pm