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March 5, 2013, 4:18 pm
By
Erik Wasson and Mike Lillis
While they will seek to amend the House continuing resolution, Democrats said they would scale back their demands.
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Appropriations
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March 5, 2013, 12:27 pm
By
Jeremy Herb
House Armed Services Chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) pushed
his committee to support the House’s continuing resolution that includes an appropriations bill for the Pentagon.
During the committee’s first hearing Tuesday on the
yet-to-be-released 2014 budget, McKeon repeatedly stressed how important the
Defense appropriations bill is for the Pentagon to have some budget flexibility as
it faces across-the-board cuts under sequestration.
“Now this committee, last year, completed our National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA),” McKeon said. “That bill has no effect unless the appropriations bill is passed.”
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Appropriations, Budget/Appropriations
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March 5, 2013, 12:09 pm
By
Mike Lillis
Rep. Xavier Becerra and others intend to vote against the spending measure because it keeps the sequester in place.
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House, Appropriations
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March 4, 2013, 9:24 pm
By
Erik Wasson and Jeremy Herb
Bill gives flexibility to Pentagon, ensures FBI maintains staff, increases embassy security and gives Forest Service money to fight fires.
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Appropriations, Budget/Appropriations
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March 4, 2013, 6:05 pm
By
Julian Pecquet
The State department had called for a "serious and sustained commitment from Congress" to address security after the attack.
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Appropriations, Terrorism
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March 4, 2013, 7:26 am
By
Peter Schroeder
Both chambers of Congress will be back this week with sequestration in place and a government shutdown possible in just a matter of weeks.
When lawmakers return to work, they will be back after having failed to strike a deal to avoid at least the beginning of $85 billion in indiscriminate spending cuts known as sequestration.
While the deadline will have come and gone, the cuts themselves will only just be beginning, with many of the most dramatic parts, like furloughs of federal employees, still several weeks away. As a result, Congress will still have time to craft a replacement package if it chooses. Meanwhile, Capitol Hill leaders will also have to turn their attention to the next looming deadline. On March 27, the government will shut down unless Congress can put together a continuing resolution to keep it funded.
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Appropriations, Budget, Banking/Financial Institutions, Economy, Trade
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February 28, 2013, 4:57 pm
By
Erik Wasson
The White House has issued a new memo guiding agencies on how to
implement the $85 billion in budget cuts.
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Appropriations, Budget/Appropriations
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February 28, 2013, 1:51 pm
By
Erik Wasson
An administration statement says the measure attempts to shift focus away from Congress and "protect tax loopholes for the wealthy."
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Appropriations
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February 27, 2013, 9:19 pm
By
Erik Wasson
“If we get the CR at the post-sequester level that is a big win," says Rep. Jim Jordan.
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Appropriations
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February 27, 2013, 6:00 am
By
Erik Wasson
A proposal that would give President Obama more flexibility to carry out sequester cuts is being met with resistance
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Appropriations, Budget/Appropriations
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