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5 women, immense power: Can they keep US from fiscal brink?

It’s the first time in history that the four leaders of the two congressional spending committees are women

The Independent UK

Fight for Change Where You Live

Our efforts can’t be limited to complaining on social media. Better yet, get organized. It worked for this Fort Worth progressive activist.

Texas Observer

Guide to House committee chairs for 118th Congress - Roll Call

These Republicans will use their gavels to advance a conservative agenda and ramp up probes of the Biden administration.

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Texas Republicans tapped to chair four committees in new GOP-led U.S. House

The Texans are poised to chair some of the most important committees, including the appropriations and budget panels.

The Texas Tribune

McCarthy concessions raise stakes on budget, debt limit

WASHINGTON — The deal between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his conservative detractors lays a foundation for the massive spending cuts that some want, but also sets up a daunting challenge for GOP lawmakers who want to keep the government functioning after winning control of the House.

Tribune News Service

House clears omnibus spending package as end nears for 117th Congress

WASHINGTON — The House cleared a catchall omnibus bill Friday containing $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2023 annual and emergency spending and a bevy of unrelated legislation lawmakers wanted to pass before the end of the current Congress.

Tribune News Service

House clears omnibus package as end nears for 117th Congress - Roll Call

The House cleared a catchall omnibus bill Friday containing $1.7 trillion in fiscal 2023 annual and emergency spending.

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FTX political contributions flowed to Texans in both parties in 2022 midterm elections

WASHINGTON — Two super PACs associated with disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Samuel Bankman-Fried pumped more than $2.7 million into a Dallas congressional race, helping Democrat Jasmine Crockett top a crowded primary field and coast to election last month.

Tribune News Service

GOP seeks unity on spending restraints under divided government

Conservatives peeved about an omnibus bill are looking at ways to restore some fiscal and process discipline to the appropriations process.

Roll Call

DACA deal fizzles amid GOP opposition

Rather than protect Dreamers, GOP lawmakers push to strengthen border measures

Salon

Deal reached on framework for omnibus spending bill

WASHINGTON — Democrats and Republicans have reached a topline spending agreement for a fiscal 2023 omnibus, three of the four top appropriators on Capitol Hill said late Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

DACA deal for “Dreamers” fizzling as Texas Republicans prioritize border security

The House passed the American Dream and Promise Act in March 2021, which would allow DACA recipients, or “Dreamers,” to apply for permanent residency and end the legal limbo that has repeatedly jeopardized their ability to stay in the United States.

The Texas Tribune

New Congress will feature few leadership roles for the many Texans in the U.S. House

Texans will chair some powerful committees in the House, but their roles in top leadership elections last week were more often as anti-establishment voices than contenders.

The Texas Tribune

Stopgap funding bill clears House; next stop is Biden's desk - Roll Call

The House cleared a temporary spending bill needed to avoid a partial government shutdown ahead of Friday night's deadline.

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Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON — Potential changes in control of one or both chambers in the midterm elections could put the practice of earmarking federal funds for local projects on the chopping block in the next Congress.

Roll Call

Earmarks’ future unclear as Republicans split ahead of midterms - Roll Call

Potential changes in control of one or both chambers could put earmarks for local projects on the chopping block.

Tribune News Service

Abortion foes push federal action as Texas Republicans say issue best left to the states

WASHINGTON — Republicans are widely expected to take their first House majority in a post-Roe world next year, encountering a legal landscape conducive to tighter federal restrictions on abortion.

Roll Call

Tensions rise in House over Navy shipbuilding - Roll Call

House lawmakers criticized President Biden's budget proposal for the Navy, arguing it would not keep pace with China.

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The Navy wants to scrap the USS Fort Worth. Rep. Kay Granger is having none of it

WASHINGTON — The USS Fort Worth, one of a relatively new class of nimble combat ships that can navigate shallow waters, is in the line of fire – from the U.S. Navy.

The Independent UK

Billions, and more, for lawmakers' projects in spending bill

Home-district projects for members of Congress are back, sprinkled across the government-wide $1.5 trillion bill that President Joe Biden signed recently

Roll Call

Stopgap bill passes House as appropriators narrow differences - Roll Call

The House passed a stopgap appropriations bill Tuesday evening to extend current federal agency funding rates through March 11.

Los Angeles Times

Republicans who voted against Biden’s infrastructure bill are touting its projects anyway

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, last year left little doubt why she was voting against a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure measure, calling it nothing more than a “socialist plan full of crushing taxes and radical spending.”

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