Budget

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Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is scheduled to become the leading Democrat on the House subcommittee responsible for crafting Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was charged with bribery. Aides verified the information, initially disclosed by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,…

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House Republicans on Thursday announced changes to the yearly process where members request funding for local projects, following conservative opposition to Democrat-backed earmarks over abortion and LGBTQ services earlier this year. The House Appropriations Committee stated on Thursday that nonprofits would no more be qualified for “Community Project Funding…

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A bipartisan deal to fund swaths of the government and avert a shutdown later this week is hitting a snag as negotiations over the annual Homeland Security Department (DHS) spending bill sputter.  The package initially planned for release Sunday would have included five full-year funding bills covering the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human…