Tag: Spending

Paul Ryan keeps racking up wins against Obama

Nicole Duran · April 11, 2016 4:01 am

Beyond spending, a priority for Congressman Dave Brat is legislation he proposed that would require the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to have its funding appropriated by Congress. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Lawmaker: People know the ‘status quo is unacceptable’

Rudy Takala · April 10, 2016 7:00 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders' proposals would cost between $17 trillion and $28 trillion, depending on how much healthcare costs rise. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Beltway Confidential

Analysis: Sanders would add trillions to national debt

Jason Russell · April 7, 2016 4:07 pm

FDA doesn't need mandatory funding because it gets user fees and appropriations, Sen. Lamar Alexander says. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate leader opposes mandatory FDA funds

Robert King · April 7, 2016 4:01 am

The Trump campaign over-estimates the amount of federal assets by at least five times over.

Beltway Confidential

Trump wouldn’t erase the national debt — he’d double it

Jason Russell · April 5, 2016 8:53 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson held a press conference on Capitol Hill to ask for additional funding for the department in fiscal 2017 at the same time as the scheduled hearing. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

National Security

DHS secretary holds press conference during hearing where officials declined to testify

Jacqueline Klimas · April 5, 2016 3:45 pm

"We would vote for the clearing-the-barn, crap sandwich number on the discretionary side, but we're saying all you have to do is cut [$30 billion] from the mandatory side, the other $3 trillion of the budget," said Rep. Dave Brat. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Lawmaker: Conservatives willing to pass temporary ‘crap sandwich’

Rudy Takala · April 5, 2016 1:37 am

"It's a transparency initiative rooted in the concept of making the government small and the individual big," said Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel, who launched OhioCheckBook.com through his office. (AP Photo)

How is the government spending your money? Ohio’s figured it out

Rudy Takala · April 4, 2016 4:01 am

Obama's fiscal 2017 budget is an outline of proposed policies, very few of which have any chance of being enacted. Released in February, the budget is the last one that will be released by the Obama White House. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

Deficits lower than expected in Obama budget

Joseph Lawler · March 29, 2016 6:46 pm

In a letter to fellow House Democrats on Thursday, Pelosi said Republicans should have kept the House in session in order to consider emergency funding measures to help eradicate the Zika virus and remedy the lead water crisis in Flint, Mich. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Pelosi criticizes GOP for not boosting spending for Zika and Flint

Susan Ferrechio · March 25, 2016 4:42 pm

Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, said he would support the budget deal because it gives Congress an opportunity to pass a defense appropriations bill at the level agreed to last year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Defense spending could go up, but here’s who could suffer

Jacqueline Klimas · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

House Legislation Would Corral Government ‘Zombies’

Chris Deaton · March 14, 2016 6:22 pm