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  1. House appropriators keep NASA funding flat
    atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug
    <p>A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA
    #appropriations #appropriators #subcommittee #funding

  2. House appropriators keep NASA funding flat
    atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug
    <p>A House appropriations subcommittee advanced a spending bill April 30 that would keep overall NASA
    #appropriations #appropriators #subcommittee #funding

  3. RE: mathstodon.xyz/@Arpie4Math/116

    > I guess we're lucky that anyone in the "view from nowhere" camp even covered Friday's briefs because it's not getting a lot over coverage from the big networks with more visible failures like the elective war based on overdependence on AIs trained to be echo chambers replacing critical thought and Trump deciding first to put untrained ICE agents in airports to "help" TSA without a plan and then deciding that if the Constitution says he has to negotiate with Congress then laws mean nothing.

    #StraitOfHormuz #IranWar :

    cnn.com/2026/03/12/politics/ho

    houseofsaud.com/iran-war-ai-ps

    * npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-57620

    #ICE and #TSA #Appropriations:

    abovethelaw.com/2026/03/dems-s

    See, I knew @LizDye was busy on something.

  4.  Mark Alford funding claim is misleading and self serving

    Mark Alford is claiming credit for nearly $23 million in district funding. The process is real, but the “I secured it” story is inflated.

    thedemocracyadvocate.com/2026/

  5. “These are bills that reject the devastating #cuts #Trump demanded in his deeply unserious #budget he sent to #Congress about a year ago,” said Sen #PattyMurray of Washington, the top #Democrat on the #Appropriations Cmte. “When just about every secretary came before our Appropriations Committee to advocate for those Trump #funding cuts, I made clear to them I planned to rip up his budget & write a new one — & that is exactly what we are doing.”

    #law

  6. GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill – Roll Call

    An Architect of the Capitol worker picks up trash on the Capitol steps on May 22. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)

    Congress

    GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill

    Both agencies faced steep cuts in an earlier House version

    By Justin Papp, Posted November 10, 2025 at 6:11am

    Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in a bid to reopen the government.

    The bill would maintain funding for both the Government Accountability Office and the Library of Congress, two legislative branch agencies that faced steep cuts in an earlier House version of the proposal.

    It would also boost Capitol Police funding to $852.4 million for fiscal 2026, an increase of roughly $46 million over the current fiscal year, as concerns over member security remain elevated. The proposal would be a more than 7 percent increase in total legislative branch funding over the current fiscal year

    Not included is language barring the GAO from suing for the release of “impounded” funds without congressional approval, a sticking point in negotiations to advance the package of bills that includes the Military Construction-VA and Agriculture spending proposals.

    The language restricting GAO’s authorities appeared in the version that advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee in June, as Republicans were ramping up attacks against the nonpartisan watchdog, which had found that the Trump White House illegally barred the release of appropriated funds.

    The proposed restriction on the GAO language was paired with a nearly 50 percent proposed cut to the GAO’s budget that Democrats viewed as an attack on the legislative branch agency.

    “It is astonishing that for all the talk about finding and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, that House Republicans would defund the watchdog that is tasked with precisely that role,” said House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., at the time.

    A Senate version of the bill that advanced out of committee in July and passed on the floor in August would reinstate the GAO’s funding, keeping it flat at $811.9 million for fiscal 2026. But the language over the GAO’s ability to sue the executive branch over “impoundment” — the withholding of appropriated funds from being obligated for purposes intended by Congress — continued to be debated late into this week.

    Presidents can cancel funds with congressional approval, as the Trump administration did earlier this year with a $9 billion package to rescind funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting, but the 1974 Congressional Budget Act prohibits the executive branch from doing so unilaterally.

    But the Trump administration has also found ways to circumvent the rules in other instances, including with temporary “holds” on targeted accounts. Democrats and some GOP appropriators have pushed back on such maneuvers, arguing it undermines Congress’ “power of the purse” as laid out in the Constitution.

    The comptroller general, who leads the GAO, can sue in federal court under the 1974 law for the release of appropriations that have been illegally impounded.

    Security boost, Library of Congress remains flat

    In addition to the overall increase to the Capitol Police budget, Republican and Democratic appropriators touted $203.5 million in funding dedicated to enhancing security.

    Threats against members and staff have been elevated since the first Trump administration, according to Capitol Police figures. But the assassination of Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman in June and of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in September have raised concerns across Capitol Hill.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill – Roll Call

    #Appropriations #CapitolPoliceBudget #EnhancingSecurity #FederalGovernmentShutdown #GAO #GovernmentAccountingOffice #LegislativeBranch #LibraryOfCongress #ReopenGovernment #RollCall #ThreeBillPackage

  7. GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill – Roll Call

    An Architect of the Capitol worker picks up trash on the Capitol steps on May 22. (Tom Williams / CQ Roll Call)

    Congress

    GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill

    Both agencies faced steep cuts in an earlier House version

    By Justin Papp, Posted November 10, 2025 at 6:11am

    Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in a bid to reopen the government.

    The bill would maintain funding for both the Government Accountability Office and the Library of Congress, two legislative branch agencies that faced steep cuts in an earlier House version of the proposal.

    It would also boost Capitol Police funding to $852.4 million for fiscal 2026, an increase of roughly $46 million over the current fiscal year, as concerns over member security remain elevated. The proposal would be a more than 7 percent increase in total legislative branch funding over the current fiscal year

    Not included is language barring the GAO from suing for the release of “impounded” funds without congressional approval, a sticking point in negotiations to advance the package of bills that includes the Military Construction-VA and Agriculture spending proposals.

    The language restricting GAO’s authorities appeared in the version that advanced out of the House Appropriations Committee in June, as Republicans were ramping up attacks against the nonpartisan watchdog, which had found that the Trump White House illegally barred the release of appropriated funds.

    The proposed restriction on the GAO language was paired with a nearly 50 percent proposed cut to the GAO’s budget that Democrats viewed as an attack on the legislative branch agency.

    “It is astonishing that for all the talk about finding and rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse, that House Republicans would defund the watchdog that is tasked with precisely that role,” said House Appropriations ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., at the time.

    A Senate version of the bill that advanced out of committee in July and passed on the floor in August would reinstate the GAO’s funding, keeping it flat at $811.9 million for fiscal 2026. But the language over the GAO’s ability to sue the executive branch over “impoundment” — the withholding of appropriated funds from being obligated for purposes intended by Congress — continued to be debated late into this week.

    Presidents can cancel funds with congressional approval, as the Trump administration did earlier this year with a $9 billion package to rescind funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting, but the 1974 Congressional Budget Act prohibits the executive branch from doing so unilaterally.

    But the Trump administration has also found ways to circumvent the rules in other instances, including with temporary “holds” on targeted accounts. Democrats and some GOP appropriators have pushed back on such maneuvers, arguing it undermines Congress’ “power of the purse” as laid out in the Constitution.

    The comptroller general, who leads the GAO, can sue in federal court under the 1974 law for the release of appropriations that have been illegally impounded.

    Security boost, Library of Congress remains flat

    In addition to the overall increase to the Capitol Police budget, Republican and Democratic appropriators touted $203.5 million in funding dedicated to enhancing security.

    Threats against members and staff have been elevated since the first Trump administration, according to Capitol Police figures. But the assassination of Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman in June and of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk in September have raised concerns across Capitol Hill.

    Continue/Read Original Article Here: GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill – Roll Call

    #Appropriations #CapitolPoliceBudget #EnhancingSecurity #FederalGovernmentShutdown #GAO #GovernmentAccountingOffice #LegislativeBranch #LibraryOfCongress #ReopenGovernment #RollCall #ThreeBillPackage

  8. National Conference of State Legislatures: New Database Reveals the Anatomy of Legislative Fiscal Committees. “NCSL created the State Legislative Fiscal Committees Database, which provides a comprehensive directory of fiscal committees in the 50 states, the territories and Washington, D.C., allowing users to analyze fiscal processes across legislative bodies.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/31/national-conference-of-state-legislatures-new-database-reveals-the-anatomy-of-legislative-fiscal-committees/

  9. #CPB said its end, 58 years after being signed into #law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, would come in an “orderly wind-down.” In a statement, it said the decision came after the passage through #Congress of a package that clawed back its #funding for the next 2 budget years — about $1.1 billion. Then, the #Senate #Appropriations Cmte reinforced that policy change Thurs by excluding funding for the corporation for the first time in >50 years as part of a broader spending bill.

    #FreePress #Trump

  10. #RussVought, the director of the White House #OMB, said during a #Senate #Appropriations Cmte hearing last week that the admin was considering ways to claw back the funding through a process known as rescission. The admin would formally ask lawmakers to claw back a set of funds it has targeted for cuts. Even if #Congress fails to vote on the request, #Trump’s timing would trigger a #law that freezes the money until it ultimately expires.

    “No decision has been made,” Vought said.

    #education

  11. #Louisiana v. Callais — a 2022 map w/ 1 majority-Black district was ruled to violate the #VotingRightsAct. The new map, drawn w/ 2 majority-Black districts, was challenged by a group describing themselves as “non-African American” who contend it was unconstitutional racial #gerrymandering. The state says it drew the map not due to #race but to protect #Republican incumbents, such as #House Speaker #MikeJohnson & Rep Julia Letlow, who sits on the House #Appropriations Cmte.

    #SCOTUS #law
    🧵

  12. Indeed, it would be hard to envision what circumstances do not amount to #war that #Congress must authorize if using #military force in #Iran in this set of circumstances does not reach that threshold.

    Congress has options…to try to prevent the President from unlawfully using force, including through the #appropriations #power & the #WarPowersResolution of 1973.

    #Trump #law #MiddleEast #USpol

  13. She was fired in a two-sentence email from Trent Morse, the deputy director of White House personnel, acc/to a screenshot released by Senator Martin Heinrich of NM, the top #Democrat on the #Appropriations Subcommittee on the #Legislative Branch.

    “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position as the Librarian of Congress is terminated effective immediately,”the email said, without citing a cause. “Thank you for your service.”

    #Trump #racism #sexism

  14. “We look forward to working with you to restore public access to apportionment data in accordance with statute,” they wrote.

    The letter was signed by Representative Tom Cole of Oklahoma & Senator Susan Collins of Maine, the #Republican chairs of the #House & #Senate #appropriations cmtes, & the 2 senior #Democrats on those panels, Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut & Senator Patty Murray of Washington.

    #Trump #RussVought #OMB #Project2025 #law #Congress

  15. The top 2 #Republicans & #Democrats on the congressional #appropriations cmtes are quietly protesting the #Trump WH’s decision to take down a special website tracking federal #spending, escalating a battle between #Congress & Trump over spending powers.

    In a previously undisclosed letter sent last month to #RussVought, the director of #OMB, the lawmakers questioned the rationale for shutting down the website, which they & advocacy groups said was a violation of the #law.
    nytimes.com/2025/05/06/us/poli

  16. Woof. This excerpt from Rep #LaurenUnderwood’s (D-IL) questioning basically sums up #DHS Secy #KristiNoem’s appearance before the #House #Appropriations Cmte.

    Noem was unable to answer at all whether she believes people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess.

    Noem wrongly claimed no #UScitizens have been deported.

    #law #immigration

  17. Woof. This excerpt from Rep #LaurenUnderwood’s (D-IL) questioning basically sums up #DHS Secy #KristiNoem’s appearance before the #House #Appropriations Cmte.

    Noem was unable to answer at all whether she believes people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess.

    Noem wrongly claimed no #UScitizens have been deported.

    #law #immigration

  18. Woof. This excerpt from Rep #LaurenUnderwood’s (D-IL) questioning basically sums up #DHS Secy #KristiNoem’s appearance before the #House #Appropriations Cmte.

    Noem was unable to answer at all whether she believes people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess.

    Noem wrongly claimed no #UScitizens have been deported.

    #law #immigration

  19. Woof. This excerpt from Rep #LaurenUnderwood’s (D-IL) questioning basically sums up #DHS Secy #KristiNoem’s appearance before the #House #Appropriations Cmte.

    Noem was unable to answer at all whether she believes people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess.

    Noem wrongly claimed no #UScitizens have been deported.

    #law #immigration

  20. Woof. This excerpt from Rep #LaurenUnderwood’s (D-IL) questioning basically sums up #DHS Secy #KristiNoem’s appearance before the #House #Appropriations Cmte.

    Noem was unable to answer at all whether she believes people in the #US are entitled to #DueProcess.

    Noem wrongly claimed no #UScitizens have been deported.

    #law #immigration

  21. Since #Congress ultimately decides & approves #spending levels, it is significant that Senator #SusanCollins, #Republican of Maine & the chair of the #Appropriations Cmte says she has “serious objections” to #Trump’s proposed #defense spending levels & cuts to programs like the #LowIncome Home #Energy Assistance Program & those that support #biomedical #research.

    “Ultimately, it is Congress that holds the #power of the purse,” Collins said.

    #law #funding #budget #USpol

  22. #Trump & #DOGE have aggressively flouted #Congress’s power with potentially [definitely] #illegal freezes on spending, & many of the moves have ended up in #court, where judges have at least temporarily reversed some actions.

    Trump has frozen or canceled at least $430 billion in funds since taking office, according to an estimate compiled by the top #Democrats on the #House & #Senate #appropriations committees.

    #law #Autocracy #Dictatorship #kleptocracy #USpol

  23. In a social media post, Sen #PattyMurray, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of #education & #appropriations #law."

    The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of #SpecialEducation & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal #StudentLoan portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of #children w/ #disabilities could be moved legally w/o a vote of #Congress.

    #kakistocracy #USpol #Trump #RFKJr #Musk #DOGE #regulation #kleptocracy #corruption

  24. …Peters’ departure would deliver another blow to #Michigan’s clout in Washington. He’s the delegation’s most senior #Democrat & has secured seats on some of the #Senate’s most influential cmtes, including #Appropriations, #ArmedServices & the powerful Senate #Commerce, #Science & #Transportation Cmte that’s important to Michigan’s #AutoIndustry.

    #USpol #MIpol

  25. “No” votes on Wednesday

    Only Republicans voted against the resolution for #FEMA #appropriations (which must originate in the House of Representatives).

    In these #Helene-affected states,
    💥29 Republicans refused to fund FEMA (or any other part of the government).💥

    🆘These Republican U.S. Representatives in Helene-affected states voted no on the bill to keep the lights on.
    🔸Florida
    Bean (FL-04), Bilrackis (FL-12), Cammack (FL-03), Donalds (FL-01), Gaetz (FL-11), Lee (FL-15), Luna (FL-13), Mills (FL-07), Posey (FL-08), Waltz (FL-06), Webster (FL-11)
    🔸Georgia
    Clyde (GA-0-9), Collins (GA-10), Greene (GA-14), McCormick (GA-6)
    🔸North Carolina
    Bishop (NC-08)
    🔸South Carolina
    Duncan (SC-03), Fry (SC-07), Mace (SC-01), Norman (SC-05), Timmons (SC-04)
    🔸Tennessee
    Burchett (TN-02), Rose (TN-06)
    🔸Virginia
    Good (VA-05), Griffith (VA-09)
    🔸West Virginia
    Mooney (WV-02)
    🆘These Republican Senators in Helene-affected states voted no on the bill to keep the lights on.
    • Budd (NC)
    • Hagerty (TN)
    • Scott (SC)

    Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) did not vote.

    ➡️Regarding FEMA’s Hurricane Helene relief efforts, they don’t get to take credit; they don’t get to complain.❗️

    themoderatevoice.com/republica

  26. FACT SHEET: Trump’s #Project2025 Shaped House Republicans’ Funding Bills. #Appropriations Cmte Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro sent letter outlining how House #Republicans’ fiscal yr 2025 funding bills are clear signal of where Republicans seek to take this country. With this letter DeLauro released new fact sheet detailing how Republicans r already carrying out Trump’s Project 2025 in House of Representatives. #HeritageFoundation #MAGA #GOP #Trump #fascism #congress #budget democrats-appropriations.house

  27. A quotation from Rogers, Will:

    «
    The budget is a mythical bean bag. Congress votes mythical beans into it, and then tries to reach in and pull real beans out.
    »

    Full quote, sourcing, notes:
    wist.info/rogers-will/3309/

    #quote #quotes #quotation #appropriations #budget #congress #debt #government #spending #taxation

  28. "The F-35 fighter jet program will cost #taxpayers more than $2 trillion over its lifetime... [But] all three versions of the F-35 continue to fall far short of their target 'mission capable rates'... In 2023, the average F-35A was only in flying shape about 52% of the time."

    responsiblestatecraft.org/f35-

    #military #budget #appropriations #Congress #biden #GAO #militaryfunding #pentagon

  29. Republicans, creating, a crisis, not doing their job!
    🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
    “In a day that was chock full of political stories in which #Republicans were launching attacks on #Democrats, Senator Brian #Schatz (D-HI) made a key point. “We have not passed an #EmergencySupplemental, a #FarmBill, or regular #Appropriations,” he said“

    The story is not what they are doing
    The story is what they are not doing

    #Republicancult #freedomcaucus #mtg #MarjorieTaylorGreen #MikeJohnson #vote #election
    heathercoxrichardson.substack.

  30. Shocked, shocked I am to discover that there is no consensus on the Republican side about a way out of this problem. #Sarcasm #Appropriations

    House Republicans Clash Over Spending Days Ahead of Shutdown Deadline nytimes.com/2023/11/09/us/poli