#Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana

Admin3 years ago09 mins

Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing banks to offer services to cannabis…

#Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package

Admin3 years ago06 mins

Lawmakers reach deal on framework for omnibus spending package Lawmakers have struck a much-anticipated deal on a framework for an omnibus package to fund the government for fiscal 2023. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) on Tuesday night said negotiators had “reached a bipartisan, bicameral framework that should allow us to finish an…

#Congress inches toward year-end government funding deal

Admin4 years ago07 mins

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…