Congress Avoids Government Shutdown with 2-Week Funding Measure December 7, 2017 By Laura Litvan and Erik Wasson Congress passed a two-week extension of federal funding that averts a government shutdown this week but defers decisions on spending...
Republicans Eye Stopgap Funding to Avoid Government, Flood Insurance Shutdown December 6, 2017 By Erik Wasson, Roxana Tiron and Anna Edgerton House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan to avoid a Saturday U.S. government shutdown by passing a two-week stopgap...
Senate Joins House in Passing $36.5B Disaster Aid with Flood Insurance Funds October 25, 2017 By Erik Wasson The Senate sent President Donald Trump a $36.5 billion hurricane relief bill Tuesday that gives Puerto Rico access to $4.9...
$36.5 Billion House Disaster Aid Bill Includes Funds for Puerto Rico, Wildfires, Flood Insurance October 12, 2017 By Erik Wasson and Kevin Whitelaw House lawmakers unveiled a bill Tuesday night that would provide $36.5 billion in emergency funding for hurricane and wildfire relief...
Spending Deal Keeping Government Open Undermines Trump’s Wish List May 1, 2017 By Laura Litvan, Billy House and Erik Wasson U.S. House and Senate negotiators reached a bipartisan deal on a $1.1 trillion spending bill that largely tracks with Democratic...
U.S. Spending Bill to End Oil Export Ban December 21, 2015 By Billy House and Erik Wasson Congress passed a $1.1 trillion spending measure that averts a U.S. government shutdown and ends a 40- year-old ban on...
House $1.1 Trillion Plan Includes Deals on Banks, Trucks, Adjusters, Campaign Funds December 12, 2014 By Erik Wasson and Heidi Przybyla The House passed a $1.1 trillion spending bill after a day of disarray and just hours before U.S. government funding...
Congress Weighs Adding Terrorism Insurance to Spending Plan December 9, 2014 By Heidi Przybyla and Erik Wasson Congressional negotiators plan today to release a bipartisan U.S. government spending proposal, just days before current funding ends, after resolving...