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Federal benefits face possible cuts in House Republicans’ budget resolution

April 12, 2025 face, House, cuts, federal, possible, benefits, Resolution, Republicans, budget0 comment

Although the details of House Republicans’ narrowly approved budget framework are still up in the air, some initial proposals show the possibility of changes to federal benefits, mainly in retirement and health care. As part of the GOP budget resolution, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is looking at cuts of at least $ 50 billion from its mandatory spending, according to the framework that lawmakers approved in a vote of 216-214 on Thursday. That level of spending cuts would almost certainly dig into federal benefits, the National Active…

Defense officials say a year-long continuing resolution would be ‘The Bad Place’

December 8, 2022 'The, Defense, Resolution, officials, Place, continuing, yearlong, would0 comment

With no solid prospects for passage of the 2023 federal budget, the Department of Defense wants lawmakers to know just how bad life will be if they have to function for a full year on a continuing resolution (CR) instead of a real budget. “DoD has never lived with a year-long CR. So there’s probably some levels of badness we haven’t fully explored because we haven’t had to live it yet,” said Mike McCord, DoD undersecretary of defense and comptroller at the Professional Services Council Federal Market Forecast Conference on…

Biden signs continuing resolution into law averting government shutdown, FDA furloughs

October 1, 2022 Biden, into, government, Signs, Resolution, shutdown, Furloughs, averting, continuing0 comment

President Joe Biden signed a short-term continuing resolution bill into law on Friday, averting a partial government shutdown. The House passed the bill earlier in the afternoon. The Senate passed the CR on Thursday after Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) agreed to drop a provision in an earlier version of the CR that would streamline the permitting process for energy projects. The bill funds the federal government through Dec. 16 and gives Congress more time to work out a comprehensive spending package for the rest of fiscal 2023. The continuing resolution…

Senate passes resolution blocking Biden admin’s vaccine mandate for health care workers

March 3, 2022 Biden, workers, health, care, Passes, Resolution, blocking, mandate, Vaccine, admin’s, Senate0 comment

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Where Things Stand: Rand Paul Has A New Years Resolution, Too

January 4, 2022 Paul, things, stand, Resolution, Rand, Years0 comment

It probably doesn’t look like yours, though. Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) home state was devastated by natural disaster in the waning days of 2021. But his primary focus heading into the New Year is not on federal disaster relief or combatting climate change (he’s <a href=”https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/204235-paul-science-behind-climate-change-not-conclusive”>never really believed in that hoax to begin with</a>), but rather the most important news of the hour: dismantling Big Tech’s Big Bias against conservatives. Talking Points Memo

OMB warns of hiring freeze, funding gaps, if Congress pursues full-year continuing resolution

November 15, 2021 fullyear, Congress, warns, Resolution, funding, hiring, freeze, continuing, pursues, gaps0 comment

Several agencies would lose out on funding needed to address new and emerging priorities if budget stalemates persist for the rest of the year, the Biden administration warned. OMB on Friday detailed a long list of administration priorities it believes would be under-funded or misaligned in the event Congress can’t pass dedicated, full-year funding for the rest of the fiscal year. The current continuing resolution, which provided agencies with temporary stop-gap funding needed to avoid a government shutdown at the end of September, expires Dec. 3. The timeline to secure…