Republicans are fighting over whether to do more budget homework during election season
Republicans are fighting over whether to do more budget homework during election season
Trump to Republicans: stop squabbling and pass the budget already
https://worldbriefly.news/trump-to-republicans-stop-squabbling-and-pass-the-budget-already
The Sharri Briley Act, tucked into the Republican reconciliation bill, would cut the funding mechanism behind zero-down VA home loans - ending a benefit veterans earned through military service.
Common Defense is calling on Congress to vote no. Use the action link to contact your members. https://commondefense.us/actions/bost-home-tax/
#Veterans #VABenefits #BudgetReconciliation #Congress Please boost.
Pentagon Leaders Defend Budget Strategy Before Congress
Top Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, recently took to Capitol Hill to defend their budget strategy before Congress. They made a united front, appearing together to make their case during reconciliation hearings.
#NationalSecurity #DefenseStrategy #BudgetReconciliation #Pentagon #Congress
Trump’s 2027 Budget: A $500 Billion Pentagon Surge at the Expense of Seniors and the Nation
Blue Press Journal - The White House’s latest fiscal‑year 2027 budget request places an unprecedented $1.5 trillion in defense outlays on the table—an increase of roughly 42 % that eclipses any military expansion since the Cold War. According to Reuters, the proposal earmarks nearly $500 billion for the Pentagon while slashing $73 billion from non‑defense programs. The cuts are not abstract; they target the Environmental Protection Agency’s environmental‑justice […]Senate and House Republicans would each cut Medicaid spending significantly, and there are some differences between the two bills.
Senate Parliamentarian Rejects GOP Reconciliation Bill’s Anti-Abortion Provision
The provision violates the Byrd Rule, which restricts non-budgetary items from appearing in reconciliation bills.