Tag: Spending

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., summed up the NDAA vote saying, "I'd like to criticize the 13 who voted against." (AP Photo)

National Security

Senate approves $602 billion defense policy bill

David Wilkes · June 14, 2016 3:44 pm

The Office of Management and Budget said the House's approach is not only "dangerous," but "it is also wasteful" because it would buy "excess force structure without the money to sustain it." (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov, File)

National Security

White House threatens to veto defense spending bill

Susan Crabtree · June 14, 2016 3:37 pm

The report found that 14.5 people would lose coverage with a repeal of the Medicaid expansion and another 8.8 million people would not have marketplace or other individual insurance. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

Report: 24 million lose insurance if Obamacare goes away

Robert King · June 13, 2016 6:43 pm

The biggest hurdle to an agreement is whether to allow the emergency bill to add to the deficit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

House, Senate Zika negotiations finally start next week

Susan Ferrechio · June 12, 2016 4:01 am

According to the Cook Political Report, eight of those 10 states lean Democratic. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Beltway Confidential

These states spend more on government employee pensions than they do on universities

Jason Russell · June 10, 2016 6:42 pm

Funding for the House of Representatives operations has shrunk by 14 percent since the GOP took over. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

House votes to maintain freeze on lawmaker pay

Susan Ferrechio · June 10, 2016 4:49 pm

Dozens of Republican lawmakers on Friday voted down a proposal offered by Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., to chop congressional funding by 1 percent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP lawmakers help kill 1 percent cut to Congress funding

Pete Kasperowicz · June 10, 2016 4:17 pm

Economic cost of regulatory compliance now totals an astonishing $1.88 trillion, according to the CEI. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fighting back against Obama’s regulatory regime

Jason Lewis · June 9, 2016 4:18 pm

"It is far from the last step we need to take on this front," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., about comprehensive legislation aimed at tackling the opioid abuse epidemic. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate panel clears Obamacare funding, NIH boost

Robert King · June 9, 2016 3:32 pm

Reid, D-Nev., said the Senate must stick to last year's budget deal, which raised caps equally on defense and non-defense budgets, and "maintain parity between the Pentagon and the middle class." (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg, File)

National Security

Harry Reid says security of country about more than ‘bombs and bullets’

Jacqueline Klimas · June 9, 2016 2:25 pm

Washington Secrets

Feds spend nearly $20,000 to settle every refugee

Paul Bedard · June 8, 2016 3:20 pm

"This should not take the place of the work we're doing at Health, Education, Labor and Pensions," Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Senators hold fire on Obamacare, boost NIH funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 7, 2016 3:45 pm