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Hirono, Senate Democrats demand release of for $6.8B in education funds
17 Jul 2025 03:43 GMT
… Hirono joined 32 Senate Democrats last week in demanding … Office of Management and Budget director, the senators criticized … (CR) averted a government shutdown and provided discretionary federal … proposed eliminating in past budget requests. She said it …
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Why the Republican rescissions bill could force a Schumer shutdown
16 Jul 2025 21:53 GMT
… of Congress to approve spending cuts requested by the White House … a budget deal negotiated with Democrats. The White House feels Senate Republicans will have … Most Republicans presume Democrats would be hurt more by a government shutdown than Republicans.
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Thune addresses potential government shutdown over rescissions bill
16 Jul 2025 10:08 GMT
Senator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator John Thune, US Senator for South Dakota | Official U.S. Senate headshot
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) addressed the press in Washington, discussing the …
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Trump 'very irritated' with GOP senator whose reelection bid could decide Senate control
16 Jul 2025 19:27 GMT
… GOP’s slim Senate majority.
This tension threatens to unsettle Republicans … Wednesday. An unnamed Republican senator told Politico that … budget process she oversees.
The report noted that Democrats, … — or even a government shutdown when the fiscal year …
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Viewpoint: Minnesota legislative budget priorities were off the mark
16 Jul 2025 19:19 GMT
… included passing over a dozen budget-related bills, along with … has a balanced budget, we avoided a government shutdown, and we acted … the mark.
Although the budget is balanced for this … future years created by the Democrats’ unchecked spending two years …
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Senator Barrasso criticizes Democrats over alleged wasteful Washington spending
16 Jul 2025 16:26 GMT
… wasteful expenditure, claiming Democrats responded by threatening a government shutdown. He warned that … Collins for her efforts as Republican Chairman of the Senate … priorities," Barrasso concluded. "Republicans have our priorities straight."
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GOP struggles to make up time on 2026 government funding work
16 Jul 2025 10:45 GMT
… Sept. 30 government shutdown deadline, top GOP negotiators now expect … weeks, but Democrats have warned a Republican effort to … claw back funding previously approved by Congress … 47;business/budget/5397696-democrats-trump-doge-cuts …
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What’s Next for Congress After the BBB? More Than You May Realize
16 Jul 2025 06:54 GMT
… spending vs government shutdown fiscal battle, the GOP’s legislative … funding already appropriated by Congress for foreign aid and … budget battle per year weren’t enough, congressional Republicans … apple” by the White House and Senate GOP leaders. “I think …
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GOP spending bills run into intraparty friction in House
16 Jul 2025 04:01 GMT
… forefront after Congress passed Trump’s budget reconciliation package … the president’s budget and House Republicans have been the … 9.2 billion above the White House but nearly $3 billion … worried about a government shutdown.
“I think the Democrats have a very …
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Andrews: Legislature still a long way from a budget
15 Jul 2025 13:37 GMT
… deadline to approve a budget, and a budget is still nowhere … cuts to that. The Republican budget makes cuts to community colleges … across the board. The Democrats don’t want to make … or face a government shutdown. He is predicting the budget battle will …