Appropriations

Congress is expecting a request from the Trump Administration for $12 to $15 billion in supplemental appropriations to fund the construction of a...

Currently, Congress is debating if and how to provide emergency funding to fight the Zika virus. While the President has requested $1.9 billion in...

This year's deadline has already passed without a budget resolution coming from either chamber, but the appropriations season is still moving forward...

With debt already around its highest level as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) other than around World War II and estimated to grow with no end...

Here we go again, again. With government funding set to expire at the end of the week and no deal on the table, it is possible that the government...

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 is now the law of the land. While the law does not necessarily prevent a government shutdown, it does raise the...

We are coming down the home stretch of calendar year 2015, with only a little more than two months left. Lawmakers will have to get to work as they...

A recent press report (paywall) indicates that Republicans may be looking to pay for increased defense spending next year by promising defense cuts...

Here is a link to the Appropriations Watch for FY 2020. Last updated 12/9/15. Lawmakers passed a continuing resolution funding the government through...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released new estimates of the cost of climate change, specifically as it relates to hurricanes. The report...

In a move that could stall promising health care delivery system reforms and drive up entitlement spending, the House Appropriations Committee last...