Tag: Spending

Reid spikes the football: ‘Successful year for Democrats’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 18, 2015 5:29 pm

Federal funding for charter schools gets an $80 million boost, up to $333 million a year. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Beltway Confidential

Cost of education programs rises in spending deal

Jason Russell · December 18, 2015 3:46 pm

The House Friday passed a $1.1 trillion fiscal 2016 spending package with a strong bipartisan vote, sending the bill to the Senate for likely approval (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

GOP, Dem majorities help pass $1.1 trillion spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 18, 2015 2:37 pm

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. touted 'poison pill' riders that were kept out of the package and clean energy tax breaks. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pelosi urges House Democrats to vote for spending bill

Susan Ferrechio · December 18, 2015 12:53 am

Rep. Phil Roe: Sequester, spending and spreading holiday cheer

Lisa Ruhl · December 17, 2015 9:01 pm

"Not a good deal," said Dave Brat on C-SPAN Thursday morning. "This is what happens when you don't follow regular order." (AP Photo)

Brat praises Ryan but gives spending deal an ‘F’

Pete Kasperowicz · December 17, 2015 3:56 pm

Insurers get big reprieve in spending deal

Robert King · December 17, 2015 5:01 am

One cheer for the omnibus spending bill

Washington Examiner · December 17, 2015 5:01 am

Lawmakers want to block the White House from taking money from State Dept. programs. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

GOP ‘tigers’ seek to counter White House on climate fund

John Siciliano · December 16, 2015 11:07 pm

White House praises lawmakers for keeping the measure mostly free of riders and including renewable energy tax breaks. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Energy and Environment

White House supports spending bill thanks to clean energy

John Siciliano · December 16, 2015 10:43 pm

"Repealing the Affordable Care Act will increase deficits while bringing suffering to millions of families," House Budget Committee ranking member Chris Van Hollen chided Republicans earlier this year. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

Spending deal hurts Obamacare’s bottom line

Paige Winfield Cunningham · December 16, 2015 9:14 pm

The $1.1 trillion spending bill lifts the oil export ban, a major GOP victory. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

What’s in, what’s out of the $1.1 trillion spending deal

Pete Kasperowicz · December 16, 2015 8:02 pm