Tag: SPENDING BILL

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending package on Wednesday to fund parts of the government ahead of another potential shutdown. But it’s what got left out of the legislation that is drawing the ire of many Republican lawmakers and voters.

President-elect Donald Trump is pushing for a major spending package to be one of the first bills to hit his desk when he takes office in 14 days.

The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee added nearly $35 billion in last-minute emergency spending to its fiscal year 2025 spending bills, prompting harsh criticism from U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) for wasting taxpayer dollars by spending money the government doesn’t have.

Dear Sen. Katie Britt: On behalf of the North Central Alabama Republican Assembly, I must say we are extremely disappointed in you for voting YES on the recent spending bill.

Late Saturday, the U.S. Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that gives Congress until November 17 to resolve a spending impasse by an 88-9 vote, with both U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) voting for it.

By Brandon Moseley House Democrats are expected to bring  H.R. 5376, Joe Biden’s massive 2,468-page, multi-trillion social spending...