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Lame-duck effort brewing to protect NIH grantmaking

​Senate appropriators from both parties are workshopping language that could be added to a spending bill to prevent the White House from exerting political influence on medical research grants. The provision would go into the Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill that lawmakers hope to pass before stopgap funding expires Dec. 11. The senators, led by Appropriations Chair…

Roll Call · Oct 1

Senators press administration for answers on broadband funds

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing the Commerce Department to release long-delayed guidance for states seeking to use remaining funds from a $42 billion broadband grant program. In a letter first shared with CQ Roll Call, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., with Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine; Angus King,…

Roll Call · Sep 29

FBI was looking at key Republican senator in bribery probe — then Trump took office

Susan Collins’ office denies new details of allegations made by CEO as he tried to reduce prison sentence

The Independent UK · Sep 22

Top GOP appropriators dominate earmarks in House bills

ANALYSIS — When it comes to congressional earmarks, the big dogs usually eat first. So it’s no surprise that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., leads the pack on “community project funding” included in his panel’s fiscal 2027 spending bills, with $188.4 million. The No. 2 House Republican, Majority Leader…

Roll Call · Jun 11

Appropriators approve Legislative Branch spending bill with GAO cuts

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a draft fiscal 2027 Legislative Branch spending bill on Wednesday that would slash the budget for the Government Accountability Office by nearly one-quarter and give a boost to Capitol Police. The party-line vote of 34-28 came after a contentious markup stretching late into the evening,…

Roll Call · May 21

Kennedy returns to Capitol Hill with clout diminished

Kennedy is expected to face a gauntlet of questions about vaccines, autism and other hot-button issues.

Axios · Apr 16

Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap

​Key senators are already dismissing a renewed attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills. Top Republican appropriators, including committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday that they do not support a uniform…

Roll Call · Apr 15

Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover

The House Appropriations Committee is set to undergo a major shake-up following the midterm elections, especially among its Republicans. With four members retiring, two running for Senate and four others in potentially tight reelection contests, nearly a third of the committee’s Republicans may not return in the next Congress. Democrats…

Roll Call · Apr 2

Mullin moving to Cabinet would set off Appropriations shuffle

Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s departure to lead the Department of Homeland Security would shake up the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Roll Call · Mar 6

‘This is just rotten’: Republican senator blasts Howard Lutnick’s credibility amidst fears that he has become a liability for midterms

He's admitted he visited Epstein Island!

We Got This Covered · Feb 16