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A budget proposal from Senate Democrats cuts security spending by nearly $900 billion over 10 years, and reduces funding to domestic programs by $350 billion. The proposal by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.)also contains $10 trillion in deficit reduction savings.
July 11, 2011 -
The House passed a 1.6 percent pay raise for military personnel.
July 08, 2011 -
The House Appropriations Committee wants DoD to electronically find and track pharmaceutical information for troops at war.
June 20, 2011 -
The House voted on a spending bill that will slash the Food and Drug Administration\'s budget by nearly 12 percent.
June 16, 2011 -
A new bill would establish a permanent, independent body to track federal spending and increase accountability, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
June 13, 2011 -
A House committee cut funding for the project in the 2012 budget by 98 percent.
May 05, 2011 -
The House passed a fiscal year 2012 bill today that freezes federal pay for three years and cuts the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition.
April 15, 2011 -
Updated April 18, 2011. This story has been corrected to state a three-year freeze instead of a five-year freeze. Comments in the press conference noted a five-year freeze. By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio House…
April 05, 2011 -
By Jolie Lee Federal News Radio Congress is one step closer to averting a government shutdown this week after the House passed a bill Tuesday that continues to fund government for two weeks after the…
March 01, 2011 -
The poll relates to two amendments in the House that are proposing a freeze on step increases under the General Schedule.
February 17, 2011 -
Virginia\'s attorney general took his fight against the federal health care law to Capitol Hill Wednesday, stepping onto a national stage before the House Judiciary Committee.
February 16, 2011 -
Congress must pass another funding measure to keep the government operating past March 4. House Republicans are calling for big cuts to current spending levels. This as President Obama gets set to release his 2012 budget request February 14.
February 04, 2011 -
Subcommittee chairmen and ranking members were announced for the House Committee on Homeland Security.
January 25, 2011 -
A measure sponsored by Rep. Greg Walden aims to cut salaries and office expenses in committees.
January 04, 2011 -
The House is expected to vote on a temporary continuing resolution today, a House leadership aide tells Federal News Radio. The move will give lawmakers more time to consider a permanent funding bill for the…
December 16, 2010