Government Shutdown
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The Senate passed a continuing resolution to extend spending six weeks beyond the current fiscal year, ending on Friday. The House plans to vote Monday on the bill which funds government until Nov. 18. But on Nov. 23 is another important budget date — the joint select committee on deficit reduction must submit its recommendations to Congress on ways to reduce $1.2 trillion to $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade.
September 27, 2011 -
The Senate\'s six-week funding measures includes $2.65 billion for FEMA at the start of the fiscal year, dropping a provision for $1 billion worth of disaster aid that was the root of legislative gridlock. The House must pass a CR before Friday, when funding for the government runs out.
September 26, 2011 -
The Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution Friday over an issue that amounts to \"tiddlywinks,\" said Steven Dennis, Senate reporter for CQ Roll Call.
September 26, 2011 -
Stan Collender, a federal budget expert and a partner at Qorvis Communications, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the twists and turns of the budget negotiations.
September 26, 2011 -
Time for lawmakers to pass a continuing resolution is running short as the fiscal year ends Friday. The Senate rejected the House version of CR Friday, and will take up debate on its version Monday afternoon. In the meantime, cuts to GAO and the E-Government Fund are drawing ire from supporters.
September 26, 2011 -
The threat of a Oct. 1 government shutdown is closer after the Senate rejected a short-term funding bill passed in the House that would keep government funded beyond the Sept. 30 end of the fiscal year.
September 23, 2011 -
Bill Frenzel a global scholar of economics at Brookings Institution, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss perspective on what\'s happening on the Hill, and whether the government is facing a shutdown.
September 23, 2011 -
The House approved a short-term spending measure Thursday after lawmakers rejected a similar bill earlier this week.
September 23, 2011 -
David Hawkings, the Editor of CQ Roll Call\'s Daily Briefing, is talks about how much more funding agencies could get and the challenges of getting it into the bill.
September 21, 2011 -
Russell Berman, a staff writer with The Hill newspaper, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the latest from the halls of Congress.
September 21, 2011 -
A six-week continuing resolution did not pass the House in a vote today. The government runs out of funds on Sept. 30 if Congress does not pass a bill. What\'s more, lawmakers face a shortened deadline to sort out 2012 funding — Congress will be in recess all next week.
September 21, 2011 -
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said it\'s possible there will be a government shutdown at the end of this month.
September 20, 2011 -
Virginia Democratic Re. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joined the Federal Drive to discuss the latest on the debate over the continuing resolution and the future of the Postal Service.
September 16, 2011 -
Lawmakers are working on a continuing resolution to fund the government through late fall. Congress has not approved any of the 12 appropriations bills necessary to keep agencies running after the fiscal year ends in three weeks.
September 09, 2011 -
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