Senate Budget - Page 3

December 7

Congress unveils $900B defense bill targeting China with tech bans, investment crackdown, US troop pay raise

Congress passes $900B defense bill targeting China with new investment restrictions, military technology bans, and 4% pay raise for troops nationwide.

November 12

Bill headed to Trump’s desk after House votes to end longest shutdown in US history

Fox News senior national correspondent Aishah Hasnie announces the House passed the vote to end the government shutdown on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'

November 12

Big Paychecks, Bigger Problems: How a bloated bureaucracy exposes Congress’ funding failure

Watchdog group Open The Books reveals taxpayers spend $1 billion daily on federal salaries, raising new questions about Washington’s spending priorities amid the shutdown.

November 11

Senate reaches temporary truce to end record shutdown, but January battle looms

Lawmakers hope that the bipartisan desire to fund the government with spending bills can put the Senate on a path to avoid another shutdown, and have until early next year to do it.

November 9

Hitchhiker’s Guide to what to expect tonight on the government shutdown

Senate prepares test vote tonight on GOP spending plan to end government shutdown. Bill would reopen government through Jan. 30, requiring 60 votes to break filibuster.

November 7

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to a potential procedural vote on an interim spending bill

Senate Republicans seek Democratic support to break filibuster on government funding bill. Bipartisan talks could lead to vote as early as tomorrow to reopen government.

October 30

Sen. John Thune slams Democrats in fiery floor speech: ‘This isn’t a political game’

Fox News’ Chanley Painter reports on the Senate’s latest attempt to reopen the government. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to break down the ongoing shutdown stalemate.

October 27

Government shutdown drags on as party blame game continues

Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill on the effects of the ongoing stalemate and the call for a clean continuing resolution.

October 27

Democrats dig in as government shutdown drags into day 27

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer discusses the state of the shutdown and federal ICE arrests in Minneapolis, highlighting previous criminal history of those arrested.

October 16

Republicans push to pay troops, reopen government as Democrats balk

Senate Democrats signal they will likely block a procedural vote on the defense spending bill, despite Senate Majority Leader John Thune's efforts to restart funding.