Tag: 2024 Fiscal Year Budget

Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Stage for Showdown With House

June 22, 2023
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The Senate Appropriations Committee passed two bills and approved top-line spending for 10 others at the levels indicated by the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the spending agreement reached by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) in May. The action took place at a June 22 markup, a committee session where a bill may…

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As Illegal Immigrant Encounters Rise, Customs and Border Protection Funding Set to Be Cut

April 19, 2023
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House Republicans had some harsh words for President Joe Biden as they tried to understand why his FY 2024 budget proposal for Customs and Border Protection is less than the previous year. According to the Congressional Budget Justification for the Department of Homeland Security, the FY 2024 CBP budget is $19.5 billion. This is down…

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New Democrat Coalition Unveils New Task Forces Focused on Bipartisanship

March 10, 2023
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The House’s moderate New Democrat Coalition (NDC) announced nine new policy task forces on March 9 that the group said would work toward finding bipartisan solutions to the nation’s critical issues. “New Dems know that a closely divided House provides an opportunity to work with reasonable Republicans to deliver bipartisan solutions to our nation’s most…

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Biden Says He’s Ready to Meet With McCarthy ‘Anytime’ on Budget

March 9, 2023
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Biden, in a March 9 speech announcing his administration’s $6.8 trillion budget proposal, said it’s time for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to announce his plan so they can explore “line by line” and determine areas of common ground. “I’m ready to meet with the speaker anytime,” Biden said at a union hall in Philadelphia….

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