Rand Paul

CISA faces ‘significant concerns’ over losing chemical security staff during reauthorization stalemate

CISA’s program for regulating “high-risk” chemical facilities has been sidelined for more than a month now.

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Bill roundup: Committee OKs Border Patrol pay raise, CBP hiring, permanent federal firefighter raise

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(Greg Nash/Pool via AP)Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to examine an update from Federal officials on efforts to combat COVID-19 on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Congress makes government overlap, duplication problems worse, senator says

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The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump walks into the Oval Office of the White House for a meeting with Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Budget, debt deal clears Senate, heads to Trump

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Feds group gives 4 lawmakers score of ‘0 percent’ for voting on key legislation

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Paul Ryan, Kevin McCarthy

House passes defense budget, CR for civilian agencies through March 23

The House passed a six-week extension for civilian agencies and full-year appropriations for the Defense Department. The Senate is nearing a two-year spending…

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DHS makes the case for cyber info sharing bill as Senate prepares to vote

The Department of Homeland Security’s deputy secretary said a bill that would help the private sector share information with the government is much-needed….

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Endless CRs, appropriations problems drive end of year spending surge

Agencies spend more on contracts in September than any other month of the year, as part of a governmentwide push to spend every last dollar before the fiscal year ends.

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