#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

#FBI, airport fights put DC-area senators in spotlight

Senate Democrats from Maryland and Virginia will be squarely in the spotlight in the coming months as they battle with and against each other simultaneously over changes at Reagan National Airport and the location of the next FBI headquarters.  The lawmakers are battling each other for the replacement to the J. Edgar Hoover building to…

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#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

#Senate Democrats ready for spending fight with House GOP

Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.    Senate negotiators are expected to unveil funding legislation in the coming days, with plans to begin considering proposals over the next week as the annual…

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#Here’s what to watch for in Biden’s budget  

#Here’s what to watch for in Biden’s budget  

Here’s what to watch for in Biden’s budget   Republicans and Democrats alike are bracing for the release of President Biden’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024, as a fight over the nation’s debt limit begins to heat up on Capitol Hill.  While the budget isn’t set for release until Wednesday afternoon, some details have already…

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#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

#Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid

Democrats vow fierce fight if GOP cuts Medicaid House Democrats are vowing a fierce fight over Medicaid as Republicans eye plans to curb spending for the low-income health care program in the name of deficit reduction. Joining President Biden, the Democrats are warning that Medicaid cuts would disproportionately impact the same vulnerable populations least able…

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#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal Congressional negotiators are making a dash to scrounge together a bipartisan deal on how to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2023, with just weeks on the clock until a looming shutdown deadline.   Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told The Hill on Wednesday that top negotiators on both…

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