Senate passes $8.8B EPA budget

The funding is about 4% less than last year but over 50% more than a previous White House proposal. It cuts funding for ...

US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in ...

Dems relent, Senate sends $174B spending package to Trump's desk as shutdown looms over DHS funding

The Senate passed a trio of spending bills in a roughly $174 billion package on Thursday afternoon, sending it to President ...

Senate passes more spending bills, but Homeland Security dispute looms

Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate ...
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CT Senate Dems approve $500 million contingency despite shutdown’s end

Connecticut Senate Democrats approved using $500 million of state surplus money to backstop federal cuts to safety net programs in a special session on Thursday. Senate Republicans opposed the move.