Oversight
House Democrats trim budget by $7B
Budget chairman says he hopes the House will take up the package before the July 4 recess.
Defense
House Democrats looking to expedite work on supplemental
Sending the bill to the floor without a markup is a likely scenario for speeding along the war funding.
Oversight
Senator questions using unspent stimulus money to avoid teacher layoffs
Proposal would just move funds from "one pocket to the other," Education committee chairman says.
Oversight
House speaker backs giving president power to rescind spending
Speaker supports giving Obama the power to cut funding deemed wasteful from spending bills after they have been signed into law.
Oversight
House leaders remain undecided on supplemental strategy
Lawmakers are still unsure whether to take up Senate-passed version in lieu of House bill.
Oversight
Senator is skeptical budget resolution will pass before July break
Five-year blueprint is not on the chamber's to-do list for this month.
Defense
Stage is being set for congressional border security battle
Provisions adding funding for border efforts could prove contentious during conference negotiations on the wartime supplemental spending bill.
Defense
Final Senate vote looming on war supplemental
House version of the supplemental includes $500 million in border security funding not contained in Senate bill.
Defense
Unclear if war supplemental will steer clear of add-ons
One amendment would provide funding to hire more personnel and make improvements inside federal agencies that work on border security issues.
Defense
Security-related spending bills are likely to take priority
House majority leader says plan is to pass some appropriations measures before the midterm elections.
Oversight
Senate Dems weigh including budget blueprint in supplemental spending bill
Resolution would set discretionary spending level for fiscal 2011 and allow appropriators to move forward with annual spending bills.
Oversight
Parties ponder price of skirting budget vote
Republicans and Democrats weigh the political risks of not passing a fiscal 2011 budget blueprint.
Defense
Senate panel approves supplemental, floor fights await
Bill includes $33.5 billion for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and $68 million to help with the Gulf oil spill.
Oversight
Senator concedes floor time for budget resolution hard to get
Other legislative priorities, including a war supplemental, could crowd out the spending blueprint.
Oversight
GOP appropriators urge IRS bumps be left out of budget resolution
Increases for enforcement programs would be tantamount to earmarks since they would be set aside for specific purposes, Republicans argue.
Defense
Hoyer: War supplemental ready soon
Majority leader says he would prefer the Senate to move the emergency funding bill first.
Defense
Majority leader wants budget resolution by Memorial Day
Finding middle ground on discretionary spending levels is proving difficult.
Defense
GOP senator blocks disaster relief funding
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., opposes the measure because it would contribute to the deficit.
Oversight
Congress weighs federal funds for Gulf cleanup
Officials say the full cost of the project still is being assessed.
Oversight
Lawmaker warns of dwindling time for budget resolution
Decision must come soon for the House to have a chance of passing fiscal 2011 spending bills by August recess, Budget Committee chairman says.
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