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White House expects CR ahead of fiscal 2023, seeks $47B in emergency spending

September 3, 2022 Expects, emergency, 2023, $47B, fiscal, House, spending, ahead, White, seeks0 comment

The Biden administration, expecting Congress will need more time to pass a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2023, is requesting $ 47 billion in emergency funds to last through the end of the calendar year. Nearly half the funding would go toward the federal government’s response to COVID-19. That includes the rollout of updated booster shots approved this week by the Food and Drug Administration and restarting a program to deliver free COVID-19 rapid tests to households. The administration is also seeking emergency funding for the first quarter of fiscal…

MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting on House Passage of the IRA

August 24, 2022 MoveOn, Rahna, Epting, House, director, executive, passage0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act in the House of Representatives, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “This bill will dramatically lower costs for Americans and signifies a huge political win,” said MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting. “With the passage of this bill, and inflation and gas prices falling, Americans now have more reason to get behind Democrats who are fighting to address their economic concerns and to preserve their freedoms. We will remind…

White House COVID-19 chief: Vaccines will be ‘commercialized’ by 2023

August 18, 2022 White, Chief, COVID19, vaccines, 2023, 'commercialized', House0 comment

The U.S. will pivot toward the “commercialization” of COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and tests in the coming year instead of a scenario in which the government is the main purchaser, according to the White House virus coordinator. The Washington Times stories: White House

House shows love for some IT modernization funds, but not all of them

July 25, 2022 funds, House, Some, shows, them, love, Modernization0 comment

Two of the three governmentwide technology modernization funds received some extra love from House lawmakers in the fiscal 2023 budget. As part of a package of six bills passed by the House on July 20, the IT Oversight and Reform (ITOR) fund managed by the Office of Management and Budget received a $ 5.7 million plus up over its 2022 appropriation. Meanwhile, the General Services Administration’s Federal Citizen Services Fund received an even larger increase of $ 60.7 million over its 2022 budget. House lawmakers, however, didn’t strongly support the…

Reporters assail White House for shielding Biden’s doctor from questions after COVID test

July 21, 2022 Covid, House, from, Test, White, questions, reporters, doctor, Assail, Biden's, 'shielding', after0 comment

Reporters slammed the White House Thursday for not making President Biden’s doctor available to answer media questions about his positive COVID-19 test, with one journalist saying it was “the least transparency” of any White House in 50 years. The Washington Times stories: White House

House advances some key agency spending provisions for 2023

July 21, 2022 House, spending, Some, Agency, provisions, advances, 20230 comment

The House cleared a funding package that included six bills, taking a few small steps forward for civilian agency spending in fiscal 2023. In a 220 to 207 vote on July 20, the House passed a “minibus” spending package with approximately $ 560 billion in government funding. In the full House vote, six out of 12 appropriations bills moved forward, supporting funding for the departments of Agriculture, Energy, Interior and Transportation, as well as the departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs, and several other independent agencies. The…