As Congress reconvenes this week, the White House delivered a dire warning to congressional leaders Monday morning that time is running out for lawmakers to approve more assistance to Ukraine. In letters Monday to party leaders in the House and Senate, White House budget chief Shalanda Young warned that inaction before the end of the… Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told Senate Republicans on Wednesday he won’t be able to get a national security package with aid for Ukraine, Israel and border security through the House. Johnson said it would be nearly impossible to pass the entire package in the House, where Republicans hold an extremely narrow majority with too many… Read More
Both the House and Senate are back in session today after the Thanksgiving break. The House will be in session for just 16 legislative days before the January 19th first government funding deadline and lawmakers return this week to a long to-do list. In a Dear Colleague letter, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York)… Read More
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday night for legislation spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to fund the government until early next year, wiping out the possibility that Congress will vote on another massive omnibus funding package before Christmas. The bipartisan vote was 87-11, with 10 Republicans and one Democrat — Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colorado) —… Read More
The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown, sending the unconventional two-step continuing resolution to the Senate and marking the first major hurdle Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) has cleared since winning the gavel. The chamber approved the short-term funding measure in a 336-95 vote, days before Friday night’s shutdown deadline…. Read More
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and House Republican leaders are moving to pass a two-step stopgap government funding bill under a fast-track process that will require support from Democrats, an attempt to work around GOP opposition that threatened to tank the bill on a procedural vote. A scheduling notice from House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana)… Read More
With less than ten days until the government shuts down, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) told key Republican members of the House on Wednesday that he will decide hopefully within the next two days on a path to avert a potential government shutdown. The Republican-controlled House and Democratic-led Senate have just over a week to… Read More
The House and Senate are both in session today, with government funding set to run out in just 11 days. Congress looks like it’s actually getting further from, not closer to, a solution as House Republicans were hoping to sort things out at a private meeting this morning, but at the moment their two leading… Read More
House Democrats are lining up in overwhelming opposition to a Republican package combining Israel aid with cuts to IRS funding, setting the stage for a partisan clash over an issue that has typically enjoyed broad support from both parties. At a closed-door meeting in the Capitol Thursday morning, House Democratic leaders urged their members to… Read More
The Senate convened today at 10:00 A.M. The upper chamber is expected to consider the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 (H.R. 4366). The House is expected to reconvene at 12:00 P.M. and will work on H.R. 4364 – Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024. The Rules Committee will meet at 4… Read More
