While Buffalo residents continue to dig out of a blizzard that has reportedly killed at least 40 in western New York, President Joe Biden on Dec. 29 signed the $1.7 billion omnibus spending package in St. Croix, where he is vacationing with family at a beachfront villa owned by a billionaire couple who donated to…
Biden Signs $1.7 Trillion Government Spending Omnibus Bill
President Joe Biden signed a $1.7 trillion funding bill on Thursday that will keep the government running until the end of the federal fiscal year in September 2023. Biden had until late Friday to sign the package in order to avert a partial government shutdown. The vast omnibus bill, which totaled over 4,000 pages, was…
Gun Owners of America Slams Omnibus Bill for Advancing Biden Gun-Control Agenda
National gun rights organization, Gun Owners of America, raised alarm over the FY 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill passed by Congress, saying it is meant to do more than designate spending. “Gun Owners of America strongly objects to the Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to HR 2617 because it is infested with Second…
How the New Omnibus Spending Bill Changes Retirement Policy
The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that the Senate and the House recently passed will add billions of dollars to many government programs. Besides providing more funding for the government through September of next year, it will also help more people be able to retire with more savings than before. Lawmakers realized, according to Finance.Yahoo,…
Biden’s Christmas-Themed Call for ‘Kindness’ a Stark Contrast to Speeches Leading to Midterms
While questions swirl about his plans to seek a second term, and as Republicans prepare to take control of the House when the calendar turns to 2023, President Joe Biden delivered a short speech before Christmas urging Americans to forego partisan politics that have divided the country and “spread a little kindness.” Biden talked about…
Millions for Gender, Equity, Climate Projects Included in the Omnibus Bill
While the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending package that the Senate passed Thursday has been heralded by some Democrats and Republicans as a victory, others have begun sounding the alarm over what exactly is included in the 4,155-page bill. In a series of tweets Thursday, Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) slammed the bill’s inclusion of funding for…
Omnibus Bill Has Extra Funds for DOJ to Pursue More Jan. 6 Lawsuits
The $1.7 trillion, 4,155-page omnibus government funding bill released early Tuesday morning, contains funds for the Justice Department (DOJ) to pursue additional lawsuits related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. The bill lists various funds, based on Jan. 6 events. It would give U.S. attorneys $2.63 billion—an increase of $212.2 million—”to…
US Senate Advances $1.66 Trillion Government-Funding Bill
December 20, 2022
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A $1.66 trillion government spending bill drew overwhelming bipartisan support in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers steered it toward passage before a weekend deadline to avoid a partial shutdown of federal agencies. Democratic and Republican negotiators agreed early Tuesday morning on the sweeping bill to fund the federal government through the end of…
Congress Unveils Sweeping ‘Omnibus’ Funding Bill With $1.7 Trillion Price Tag
December 20, 2022
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Lawmakers have at long last unveiled the legislative text of the huge $1.7 trillion “omnibus” government funding bill for all of fiscal year 2023, with apparent wins for both parties like boosting non-defense discretionary spending, while keeping restrictions on funding abortions. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) released the bill (pdf) late Monday, urging…
McConnell: Increasingly Likely That Congress Will Need to Pass Short-Term Funding Bill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Dec. 6 that lawmakers are at a “significant impasse” on reaching an agreement on a must-pass spending bill, and indicated that a short-term continuing resolution (CR) may be necessary instead. “We’re at a pretty significant impasse,” McConnell told reporters on Tuesday. “Time is ticking. We have not…
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